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COLUMBIA.  SERIES  OF  GRADED  SPELLING  BOOKS 


THE  SECOND  BOOK 


WORDS  AND  DICTATION  EXERCISES 


OR 


ADVANCED  LESSONS  IN  SPELLING 


BY 

W.  J.  MORAN 

AND  '  ' 

C.  H.  BRELSFORD 

SUPERVISING  PRINCIPALS  IN  THE   PHILADELPHIA   PUBLIC  SCHOOLS 


NEW  YORK  PHILADELPHIA 

HINDS,  HAYDEN  &  ELDREDGE,  INC. 


COPYRIGHT,  1901,  BY 
W.  J.  MORAN  AND  C.  H.  BRELSFORD 


DEPT. 


PREFACE 


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Whenever  a  new  book  on  any  subject  is  presented 
to  the  public,  every  interested  reader  properly  expects 
good  and  sufficient  reasons  to  be  assigned,  and  the 
authors  of  these  spellers  desire  to  place  before  the 
teachers  of  the  country  their  reasons  for  the  issuing  of 
this  Graded  Series. 

It  is  a  reproach  to  our  schools  that  poor  results  in 
spelling  are  the  rule,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  a 
large  share  of  the  school-day  is  devoted  to  the  subject ; 
and  this  being  the  case,  it  is  natural  that  interested 
teachers  should  attempt  to  find  a  remedy,  sparing  no 
means  to  economize  precious  time  in  every  subject  of 
school  study. 

We  believe  that  the  poor  results  in  spelling  are  not 
due  to  indifference  on  the  part  of  the  pupils  or  the 
teachers,  but  rather  to  the  manner  in  which  the  spelling 
books  of  the  day  have  been  planned  and  arranged.  In 
this  connection  it  may,  be  proper  to  state  that  the 
authorship  of  these  many  spelling  books  is  to  be 
ascribed  to  teachers  not  actually  engaged  in  the  teaching 
of  spelling. 

The  period  in  which  the  art  of  spelling  is  most  easily 
acquired  is  the  first  eight  years  of  school  life ;  and  it 

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requires  an  intimate  knowledge  of  young  pupils  and  a 
careful  estimate  of  their  ability  to  enable  one  to  arrange 
spelling  lessons  of  the  proper  length  and  gradation. 
Hence,  the  teachers  who  actually  do  the  work  in  the 
several  grades  are  the  ones  from  whom  to  get  the  neces- 
sary material  properly  graded,  as,  for  instance,  the  sub- 
ject matter  of  the  lessons ;  the  subjects  appropriate  to 
the  seasons;  the  proper  and  proportionate  amount  of 
dictation  work,  the  immense  value  of  all  of  which,  in 
saving  priceless  time,  the  practical  teacher  knows  so  well. 

These  are  the  facts  that  have  influenced  the  authors 
of  the  Columbia  Graded  Spellers  to  add  still  another 
spelling  book  to  the  subject  and  to  call  to  their  aid 
teachers  who  are  actually  doing  the  work  in  the  schools. 
How  much  success  they  have  won  must  be  gathered 
from  the  books  themselves,  but  our  earnest  hope  is  that 
a  forward  step  has  been  taken. 

The  scope  of  the  Series  extends  over  eight  years, 
distinctly  graded  for  the  successive  years.  This  work, 
thus  graded,  is  now  actually  being  done  by  the  teachers 
of  the  very  schools  now  supervised  by  the  authors  of 
these  books,  and  we  believe  that  any  school  term  of 
ordinary  length  can  cover  fully  the  work  assigned  to 
each  year.  The  importance  of  the  written  exercise  in 
teaching  spelling  is  fully  recognized,  and  hence  every 
fifth  lesson  throughout  the  series  is  a  dictation  lesson — 
one  lesson  in  dictation  for  every  week.  The  reviews  in 
both  spelling  and  dictation  are  so  frequent  that  they 
seem  to  us  to  meet  every  demand  likely  to  be  made  by 
any  teacher. 


PREFACE.  g 

The  greatest  care  has  been  exercised  in  the  selection 
of  memory  gems  from  the  best  American  and  English 
authors,  the  aim  being  to  elevate  the  moral  tone  of  the 
pupils  as  well  as  to  train  the  aesthetic  taste,  and  in  mak- 
ing these  selections  the  essential  feature  of  every  well- 
constructed  school-book  has  not  been  overlooked,  namely, 

GRADATION. 

Without  attempting  or  desiring  to  go  into  an  analysis 
of  all  the  minute  details  of  these  spellers  the  authors 
desire  rather  to  call  attention  to  the  general  features : 
that  they  cover  eight  years  of  the  school  life  of  the  child ; 
that  a  fair  proportion  of  graded  dictation  is  provided ; 
that  the  extracts  used  are  of  the  very  best  American  and 
English  writings ;  that  the  lessons  are  of  uniform  size 
and  proper  gradation ;  and  that  the  reviewing  is  of 
frequent  recurrence.  These  should  be  the  essential 
features  of  any  books  designed  for  spelling  work  in 
graded  schools,  and  we  trust  that  an  examination  of 
them  by  the  great  body  of  American  teachers  may 
reveal  the  fact  that  our  claims  are  fairly  founded. 

Our  acknowledgments  are  due  Messrs.  Houghton, 
Mifflin  &  Co.  for  the  privilege  of  using  many  valuable 
quotations  from  writers  of  whose  works  they  are  the 
authorized  publishers. 

W.  J.  M. 
C.  H.  B. 


PUBLISHERS'  NOTE. 

The  lessons  in  this  series  of  spellers  are  intended 
to  furnish  work  for  the  pupils  of  the  elementary 
and  grammar  schools  for  a  period  of  eight  years. 
The  work  for  each  year  is  the  result  of  a  careful 
and  extensive  study  of  the  ability  and  needs  of  the 
piipils  of  the  various  grades,  by  the  teachers  who 
are  actually  engaged  in  doing  the  work.       The 
word-lessons  are  arranged  in  uniform  size  for  each 
year,  and  the  dictation-lessons  are  well  graded  and 
within  the  comprehension  of  the  pupils.      The  de- 
mand of  teachers  from  every  section  of  the  country 
for  such  an  arrangement  of  words  and  dictation 
matter  Jtas  been  the  influence  which  has  inspired 
the  publication  of  these  spellers  by  this  house. 


FIFTH   YEAR 


LESSON   1 
HENRY  WADSWORTH  LONGFELLOW 

Longfellow  was  born  in  Portland,  Maine,  February 
27,  1807.  As  a  boy  he  was  full  of  life,  and  a  great 
lover  of  nature.  He  gave  close  attention  to  his  studies, 
and  graduated  from  Bowdoin  Col- 
lege at  eighteen.  After  graduating 
he  began  studying  law  with  his 
father.  After  one  year  of  this, 
however,  he  accepted  a  position  in 
his  old  college  as  professor.  He 
remained  here  until  1835  when  he 
became  a  professor  at  Harvard. 

He  loved  children.     Some  of  his 
most    beautiful    poems   are   about 

them.  He  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife  died  in 
1835,  and  the  second  was  accidentally  burned  to  death 
in  1 86 1,  while  playing  with  her  children.  Longfellow 
died  at  his  home,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  March  24,  1882. 


a  gain' 

cheese 

col'or 

fa'ther 

gar'den 


a  bove' 

at'tic 

ba'sin 

cot'ton 

doc'tor 


LESSON  2 

al  lowed' 
how  ev'er 
hand'ful 
feath'ers 
di  vi'sion 

7- 


swb  trac'tion 
blackboard 
an  oth'er 
min'u  end 
Mich'i  gan 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  3 


Alice 

ba'by 

cit'y 

dai'sy 

ev'er 


friend 
giving 
having 
rab'bit 
pa  pa' 


in'to 

know 

jump 

lil'y 

moth'er 


a  cross' 

moun'tam 

a'corn 
gin'ger 
gi'ant 
fixed 

news'pa  pe: 
to  'wards 
ed'u  ca  ted 
grazing 

LESSON  4 

forge 
ev'er  y 
an'gel 
but'ton 

com'pass 
heav'en 
au'tumn 
dis'tance 

nick'el 

trou'ble 

LESSON  5 

loose 

anxious 

jol'ly 
or'gan 
pen'cil 
wom'an 

crim'son 
Christ'mas 
four'teen 
wealth'y 

dan'de  li  on 
ob  serving 
ev'er  green 
pro  duc'tions 
cul'ti  vate 


oc  cu  pa'tion 
ham'mock 
beau'ti  ful 
com' fort  a  ble 
through  out' 


di  rec'tion 
tough'ness 
your  self' 
ge  og'ra  phy 
un  der  stand' 


LESSON  6 


Though  he*  knew  the  tongues  of  nations, 
And  their  meanings  all  were  clear, 

The  prattle  and  lisp  of  a  little  child 
Was  the  sweetest  for  him  to  hear. 


*  Longfellow. 


— JAS.  WHITCOMB  RILEY. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  7 

a'ny              beg'gar 
climb             tow'el 
f;  lik'ing           im'ports 
'  mak'ing        cof  'fee 
veins            u  nite' 

no'where 
At  lan'tic 
dew'drops 
back'ward 
tum'blers 

LESSON  8 

once 

cab'in 

blos'soms 

please 
quack 
robin 

cow'ard 
jew'els 
knuckle 

an'i  mals 
sun'beams 
to  ma'to 

sis'ter 

whis'tle 

ques'tions 

LESSON  9 

ta'ble 
un  tip 
ver'y 
wag'on 
where 

dol'lar 
wrap  'per 
lis'ten 
coax'ing 
er'ror 

e  nough' 
post'man 
mead'ows 
king'doms 
wis'dom 

LESSON  10 

ball, 
bawl, 
beat, 

a  round  body 
to  cry  out 
to  strike 

fair,    j 
fare,  p 
flea,    c 

quick'sil  ver 
fur'ni  ture 
com'merce 
some'thing 
ven'ti  la  tor 


West  In'dies 
beef'steak 
cat'er  pil  lar 
di'a  monds 
vol  ca'no 


grand'father 
ob  lique'ly 
Ian  'gu  age 
in'stru  ment 
to-mor'row 


beet,     a  vegetable 
beech,  a  tree 
beach,  the  seashore 


flee,    to  run  away 
gate,  a  door  or  entrance 
gait,  manner  of  walking 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  11,     DICTATION 

Work  while  yet  the  daylight  shines,  man  of  strength  and 

will; 

Never  does  the  streamlet  glide  useless  by  the  mill ; 
Wait  not  till  to-morrow's  sun  beams  upon  the  way, 
All  that  thou  canst  call  thine  own  lies  in  .thy  to-day. 
Power,  intellect,  and  health  may  not  always  last, — 
The  mill  will  never  grind  again  with  the  water  that  has 


passed. 


— D.  C.  McCALLUM. 


LESSON  12 


yel'low 

leafy 

sew'ing 

a'ny  where 

wa'ter 

e  lev'en 

gar'den  er 

fare  well' 

tak'ing 

cir'cle 

el'e  phant 

chestnut 

sor'ry 

care'ful 

sen'tence 

hem'i  sphere 

pretty 

lilacs 

va  ca'tion 

tem'per  ance 

wheel 

muf'fin 

mam  ma' 

slen'der 

on'ly 

fear'less 

were 

an'swer 

stir 

cous'in 

LESSON  13 

truth'ful 
speck'led 
un  der  neath' 
hol'i  day 
vis'i  tors 


hur'ry  ing 
whis'pered 
tropic  al 
im  prove'ment 
mem'o  ry 


LESSON  14 

oth'er 

or'chard 

village 

Mon  go'li  an 

whip 

spotted 

wheth'er 

a'ny  thing 

hon'est 

a  fraid' 

goose'ber  ry 

be  neath' 

i'ron 

cov'ered 

fra'grant 

chim'ney 

lin'en 

pic'ture 

ex  am'ples 

door'step 

FIFTH  YEAR. 


It 


LESSON  15 


habit 

an'kle 

sup  pose' 

Ant  arc'tic 

bareness 

pal'ace 

head'ache 

to  geth'er 

nap'kin 

tough 

bis'cuit 

to  bac'co 

rib'bon 

peb'ble 

isth'mus 

com'pa  ny 

zinc 

quar'ter 

James'town 

lis'ten  ing 

LESSON  16.     DICTATION 

When,  therefore,  you  come  to  a  good  book,  you  must 
ask  yourself,  "Am  I  ready  to  work  as  an  Australian 
mirier  would?  Are  my  pick-axes  in  good  order,  and 
am  I  in  good  trim  myself,  my  sleeves  well  up  to  the 
elbow,  and  my  breath  good,  and  my  temper?"  For 
your  pick-axes  are  your  own  care,  wit,  and  learning ; 
your  smelting  furnace  is  your  own  thoughtful  soul. 

— JOHN  RUSKIN. 
LESSON  17.    REVIEW 

Long'fel  low 
di  vi'sion 
au'tumn 
Christmas 
At  lan'tic 


col'or 

ba'sin 

father 

doc'tor 

Alice 
dai'sy 
friend 

gin'ger 
gi'ant 
nick'el 

pro  fess'or 
ac  ci  den'tal  ly 
sub  trac'tion 
min'u  end 
Mich'i  gan 


LESSON  18.     REVIEW 


pa  pa' 

pen'cil 

blos'soms 

dan'de  li  on 

lil'y 

wom'an 

to  ma'to 

cul'ti  vate 

i'ron 

attic 

questions 

ge  og'ra  phy 

moth'er 

beg'gar 

mead'ows 

through  out' 

a'ny 

im'ports 

sewing 

cater  pil  lar 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  19,     REVIEW 


veins 

lin'en 

sen'tence 

James'town 

rob'in 

cow'ard 

vis'i  tors 

hem'i  sphere 

ver'y 

jew'els 

wheth'er 

Mon  go'li  an 

wag'on 

knuck'le 

fra'grant 

ven'ti  la  tor 

bred 

whis'tle 

el'e  phant 

di'a  monds 

LESSON   20.     REVIEW 

i'ron  er'ror  hol'i  day 

bawl  rhyme  goose'ber  ry 

yel'low  pal'ace  head'ache 

tough  wrap'per  bis'cuit 

hon'est  mam  ma'  isth'mus 


ob  lique'ly 
Ant  arc'tic 
to  bac'co 
Aus  tra'li  an 
im  prove'ment 


From 


•      LESSON  21.     DICTATION 

Under  a  spreading  chestnut  tree 

The  village  smithy  stands  ; 
The  smith,  a  mighty  man  is  he, 

With  large  and  sinewy  hands ; 
And  the  muscles  of  his  brawny  arms 

Are  strong  as  iron  bands. 

His  hair  is  crisp,  and  black,  and  long, 

His  face  is  like  the  tan  ; 
His  brow  is  wet  with  honest  sweat, 

He  earns  whatever  he  can, 
And  looks  the  whole  world  in  the  face, 

For  he  owes  not  any  man. 

The  Village  Blacksmith."  —LONGFELLOW. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 
LESSON  22 

(Words  from  other  stanzas  of  "  The  Village  Blacksmith.") 


forge 

sex'ton 

bel'lows 

e'ven  ing 

choir 

flam'ing 

par'son 

threshing 

an'vil 

through 

toil'ing 

Par'a  dise 

|  taught 

wrought 

re  joic'ing 

sor'row  ing 

earned 

re  pose' 

on'ward 

at  tempt'ed 

LESSON  23 

a'pron 

after  noon 

ser'va/it 

um  brel'la 

twirl 

thirs'ty 

some'time 

vie  to'ri  ous 

A'sia 

break'  fast 

car'riage 

hon'ey  bees 

birch 

her'mit 

ink'stand 

dif'fi  cul  ty 

e'vil 

fam'i  ly 

gen'tle  man 

vol  ca'noes 

LESSON  24 

sto'ry 

shallow 

ad  di'tion 

A  las'ka 

sign 

holly 

u'su  al  ly 

veg'e  ta  bles 

bus'y 

co  coon' 

cab'bage 

de  light'ed 

ex  cuse' 

for'ward 

help'ful 

in  tro  duc'tion 

jui'cy 

knocking 

la'zi  ness 

non'sense 

LESSON  25 

ov'en 

pi'geon 

quar'rel 

rain  'bow 

sug'ar 

tur'tle 

ver'ti  cal 

Wis  con'sin 

wal'rus 

Af  'ri  ca 

broth'er 

yes'ter  day 

clo'ver 

woolly 

valley 

sand'wich 

comb 

sav'age 

sol'dier 

con'ti  nent 

14  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  26.     DICTATION 

The  day  is  done,  and  the  darkness 
Falls  from  the  wings  of  Night,- 

As  a  feather  is  wafted  downward 
From  an  eagle  in  his  flight. 

I  see  the  lights  of  the  village 

Gleam  through  the  rain  and  the  mist, 

And  a  feeling  of  sadness  comes  o'er  me 
That  my  soul  cannot  resist : 

A  feeling  of  sadness  and  longing, 

That  is  not  akin  to  pain, 
And  resembles  sorrow  only 

As  the  mist  resembles  the  rain. 

(Continued  on  page  75.) 

LESSON  27 

(Words  from  other  stanzas  of  the  above  poem.) 


soothe 

restless 

ban'ish 

ben  e  dic'tion 

rhyme 
whose 

sub  lime' 
distant 

mar'tial 
en  deav'or 

foot'steps 
cor'ri  dors 

ech'o 
in  fest' 

sug  gest' 
de  void' 

hum'bler 
mel'o  dies 

eye'lids 
won'der  ful 

LESSON  28 

search  sur  prise'  shad'ow  cen'tu  ry 

clos'et  safe'ty  ten'der  ly  wig'wam 

caught  cli'mate  gro'cer  fac'to  ry 

U'tah  fer'vent  ser'vice  home'ward 

ar'bor  he'roes  em  brace'  Sab'bath 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  29 


sphere 
height 
tongue 
com'ma 

hy'phen 
tor'toise 
hap'pi  ly 
tis'sues 

ab  surd' 
val'u  a  ble 
be  lieve' 
in  stead' 

collar 

Kan'sas 

yield'ing 

LESSON  30 

sail'or 
halves 

affair' 
hon'or 

in'di  go 
sau'cer 

air'y 
chilly 
grief 

bar'rels 
el  lipse' 
joy'ous 

com'fort 
frac'tions 
kid'neys 

shoul'der 
Ap  pa  lach'i  an 
cushion 
civ'il  ized 
kan  ga  roo' 


in  ter  ro  ga'tion 
Ten  nes  see' 
eroc'o  dile 
ev'er  y  where 
Ian 'tern 


LESSON  31.     DICTATION 

Come,  read  to  me  some  poem, 

Some  simple  and  heart-felt  lay, 
That  shall  soothe  this  restless  feeling, 

And  banish  the  thought  of  day. 

Then  read  from  the  treasured  volume 

The  poem  of  thy  choice, 
And  lend  to  the  rhyme  of  the  poet 

The  beauty  of  thy  voice. 

And  the  night  shall  be  filled  with  music, 
And  the  cares,  that  infest  the  day, 

Shall  fold  their  tents,  like  the  Arab, 
And  as  silently  steal  away. 

From  "  The  Day  is  Done."  — LONGFELLOW. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  32 

hail,   frozen  rain 

hale,  hearty 

heel,  hind  part  of  the  foot  veil, 

heal,  to  cure  vale, 

pane,  a  window  glass  see, 

pain,  suffering  sea, 


steal,    to  take  by  theft 
steel,    a  hard  metal 

a  covering 

a  valley 

to  perceive  by  the  eye 

a  large  body  of  water 


shov'els 

sad'dle 

ti'ger 

vow'el 

liPies 


lynx 
car'ol 
sa'ble 
howl'ing 
a  void' 


LESSON  33 

i'vo  ry 

ab  rupt 

sub'ject 

Swe'den 

un  known 

'      voy'a  ges 

vi'o  let 

wor'thy 

liz'ard 

be  cause' 

LESSON  34 

yon'der 

Bra  ziP 

har'bor 

shag'gy 

se'cret 

solely 

sur'face 

tempted 

im  pair' 

safe'ly 

ir  reg'u  lar 
in'stant  ly 
jew'el  ry 
Ken  tuck'y 
bread'fruit 


care'ful  ly 

searching 

hip  po  pot'a  mus 

u'ni  form 

Au'gust 


LESSON  35 


ban'jo 

coasting 

cour'age 

Chi  ca'go 

down'y 

cheer  'ful 

de  scend' 

el  e  va'tion 

for'ty 

stead'y 

shep'herd 

ho  ri'zon 

satin 

heif'er 

in'ju  ry 

jus'tice 

hu'mor 

ad  mire' 

build'ing 

smoth'er 

FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  36.     DICTATION 

"Sloth  makes  all  things  difficult,  but  industry,  all 
easy ;"  and  "  He  that  riseth  late  must  trot  all  day,  and 
shall  scarce  overtake  his  business  at  night ;  while  Lazi- 
ness travels  so  slowly  that  Poverty  soon  overtakes  him." 
''Drive  thy  business,  let  not  that  drive  thee;"  and 
"Early  to  bed,  and  early  to  rise,  makes  a  man  healthy, 
wealthy,  and  wise,"  as  Poor  Richard  says. 

— BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN. 


choir 

a'pron 

A'sia 

bus'y 

jui'cy 


tongue 

halves 

car'ol 

hale 

veil 


LESSON  37.     REVIEW 

thirs'ty  thresh'ing  bel'lows 

break'fast  rejoic'ing  Par'a  dise 

co  coon'  car'riage  gen'tle  man 

pi'geon  A  las'ka  veg'e  ta  bles 

Af  'ri  ca  ad  di'tion  Wis  con'sin 


-LESSON  38.     REVIEW 


ov'en 
sug'ar 
U'tah 

wooHy 
sav'age 
cli'mate 

u'su  al  ly 
ver'ti  cal 
broth'er 

ar'bor 
sphere 

he'roes 
dis'tant 

gro'cer 
ser'vice 

LESSON  39.     REVIEW 


de  void' 

hy'phen 

tis'sues 

Kan'sas 

hon'or 


mar'tial 
mel'o  dies 
val'u  a  ble 
yielding 
in'di  go 


sand'wich     , 
cen'tu  ry 
cor'ri  dors 
Ap  pa  lach'i  an 
civ'il  ized 


Ten  nes  see' 
jew'el  ry 
Ken  tuck'y 
hip  po  pot'a  mus 
Chi  ca'go 


1 8  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  40.     REVIEW 

ti'ger  i'vo  ry  Swe'den  ho  ri'zon 

lil'ies  har'bor  sole'ly  jus'tice 

for'ty  se'cret  shep'herd  u'ni  form 

hu'mor  heif'er  in'ju  ry  in'stantly 

sat'in  stead'y  sau'cer      %  croc'o  dile 

LESSON  41.     DICTATION 

He  had  a  shrunken,  somewhat  deformed  body,  and  a 
curious,  melancholy  face.  The  sole  redeemers  of  the 
countenance  were  two  big,  pathetic,  soft,  dark  eyes.  But 
such  a  face  !  He  had  apparently  made  an  attempt  at  a 
toilet  without  the  aid  of  a  mirror,  for  there  was  a  clean 
circle  like  a  race-track  round  his  nose. 

I  gazed  at  his  astonishing  diagram  of  a  countenance 
for  a  minute,  spellbound,  thinking  it  resembled  nothing 
so  much  as  a  geological  map,  marked  with  coal  deposits. 

''Well,  sir/'  said  I  at  length,  waking  up  to  my  duties 
as  hostess,  "did  you  come  to  see  me?'* 

From  "  The  Story  of  Patsy."  —KATE  DOUGLASS  WIGGIN. 

LESSON  42 

(Words  from  the  poem,  "  The  Old  Oaken  Bucket") 

oak'en  in  clined'  sit  u  a'tion  rec  ol  lec'tion 

buck'et  bal'lads  child'hood  wild'wood 

views  in'fan  cy  i'ron-bound  moss'-cov  ered 

dai'ry  na'ture  cat'a  ract  ov  er  flowing 

source  ar'dent  ex'qui  site  Ju'pi  ter 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  43 

a  cute' 

hor'ror 

shin'gle 

spec'ta  cle 

hos'tler 

sea'port 

tho'rax 

strengthened 

se'pal 

tri'umph 

va'cant 

hos'pi  tal 

wholly 

brushed 

cap'tain 

doc'tor 

clause 

crowding 

eas'i  ly 

frol'ic 

gnaw 
whence 
weird 

fur'row 
ex'ports 
fore'head 

co'coa 
ex  cept' 

ceiPing 
Da  ko'ta 

LESSON  44 

eye'brows 
e  qua'tor 
hill'tops 
grate' ful 
con  struct' 


un  der  take' 
hand'ker  chief 
con  duct'or 
Har'ris  burg 
dan'ger  ous 


LESSON  45 

a  lert' 

drawing 

fig'ure 

Vir  gin'i  a 

It'a  ly 

'jun'ket 

ker'nels 

leop'ard 

lev'el 

laughed 

er'mine 

ir'ri  tates 

la'va 

sheaves 

sta'men 

spreading 

shield 

a  gainst' 

al  pac'a 

birth'day 

LESSON  46.     DICTATION 

One  of  the  best  things  in  the  world  to  be  is  a  boy.  It 
requires  no  experience,  though  it  needs  some  practice 
to  be  a  good  one.  The  disadvantage  of  the  position  is, 
that  it  does  not  last  long  enough  ;  it  is  soon  over;  just 
as  you  get  used  to  being  a  boy,  you  have  to  be  some- 
thing else,  with  a  good  deal  of  more  work  to  do  and  not 
half  so  much  fun. 

From  "  Being  a  Boy."  — CHARLES  DUDLEY  WARNER. 


2O 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  47 


breeze  .          so'ber 

scis'sors            St.  Law'rence 

a'cre               cer'tain 
chintz             dan'cing 
eaves             for'eign 
grav'el           lob'ster 

chil'dren           daugh'ter 
eb'o  ny              Es'ki  mo 
false'ly              gi  raffe' 
stom'ach           sem'i  cir  cle 

LESSON  48 

seized             an'chor 
Ju  ly'               lla'ma 
la'bel              a  breast' 
ar'mor            min'ute 

hon'est  y          al'co  hoi 
li'chens             lo  co  mo'tives 
Al'ba  ny           as  par'a  gus 
meas'ure           min'er  al 

buying           mus'cles 

mag'ic               straw'ber  ry 

LESSON  49 

limit               sal  'ad 

set'tler              ar'ti  cles 

stat'ue            helpless 
bronze            center 

sol'emn             hes'i  tate 
com'rade          sheltered 

cin'der            doz'en 
el'bow             features 

di  vi'sor            Schuyl'kill 
hon'ored           in'flu  ence 

. 

LESSON  50 

weak,  not  strong 
week,  seven  days 
fir,        a  tree 
fur,      fine  hair 
son,     a  male  child 
sun,     the  orb  of  light 

sore,     painful 
soar,      to  fly 
sleigh,  a  vehicle 
slay,      to  kill 
wring,  to  twist 
ring,      to  sound  by  striking 

FIFTH  YEAR.  21 

LESSON  51.     DICTATION 

Somewhat  back  from  the  village  street 
Stands  the  old-fashioned  country-seat. 
Across  its  antique  portico 
Tall  poplar  trees  their  shadows  throw  ; 
And  from  its  station  in  the  hall 
An  ancient  timepiece  says  to  all, — 
"  Forever — never  ! 
Never — forever !  " 

Never  here,  forever  there, 
Where  all  parting,  pain,  and  care, 
And  death,  and  time  shall  disappear, — 
Forever  there,  but  never  here. 

From  "  The  Old  Clock  on  the  Stairs."  —LONGFELLOW. 

LESSON  52 

(Words  from  other  stanzas  of  the  above  poem.) 


beck'ons 

mas'sive 

change'ful 

vi  cis'si  tude 

monk 

calm'ly 

skel'e  ton 

hos  pi  tall  ty 

sighs 

man'sion 

maid'ens 

pre'cious 

roared 

feasting 

mer'ry 

af'flu  ence 

groups 

warning 

scat'tered 

in  ces'sant  ly 

LESSON  53 

A'pril  his'to  ry  in  dulge'  al'pha  bet 

Li'ma  scar'let  sev'er  al  ag'ri  cul  ture 

mon'ey  mutton  mis'chief  ad  van'tage 

mo'tion  searched         trans  mits'  un  gain'ly 

mir'ror  nar'row  On  ta'ri  o  pen  in'su  la 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  54 

pi  a'no 

plunged 

per'  feet 

ac  cept'ed 

o'val 

nec'tar 

met'als 

mer'ri  ly 

on'ion 

ac  count' 

pack'age 

a  muse'ments 

an'nex 

man'tle 

Mex'i  co 

mul  ti  pli  ca'tion 

o'dor 

pa'tient 

pleas'ant 

quo  ta'tion 

LESSON  55 

read'y 

balloon 

ab'sence 

rose'wood 

a  dult' 

pas'tor 

practice 

black'ber  ry 

polar 

pressed 

Pan  'a  ma 

meas'ured 

bur'ied 

a'gents 

col'lege 

cyl'in  der 

chis'el 

mag'net 

ma  chine' 

nu'mer  a  tor 

LESSON  56.     DICTATION 
THE  ARROW  AND  THE  SONG 

I  shot  an  arrow  into  the  air, 
It  fell  to  the  earth,  I  knew  not  where ; 
For,  so  swiftly  it  flew,  the  sight 
Could  not  follow  it  in  its  flight. 

I  breathed  a  song  into  the  air, 
It  fell  to  the  earth,  I  knew  not  where ; 
For  who  has  sight  so  keen  and  strong, 
That  it  can  follow  the  flight  of  song  ? 

Long,  long  afterward  in  an  oak 
I  found  the  arrow,  still  unbroke  ; 
And  the  song,  from  beginning  to  end, 
I  found  again  in  the  heart  of  a  friend. 

— LONGFELLOW. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON 

57.     REVIEW 

dai'ry 
se'pal 
wholly 
co'coa 

cen'ter 
an'chor 
lla'ma 
mus'cles 

sol'emn 
di  vi'sor 
sev'er  al 
On  ta'ri  o 

Schuyl'kill 
al'pha  bet 
pen  in'su  la 
al'co  hoi 

It'a  ly 

calmly 

Al'ba  ny 

lo  co  mo'tives 

LESSON 

58.    REVIEW 

lev'el 
chintz 
ar'mor 
beck'ons 
statue 

hor'ror 
sea'port 
Har'ris  burg 
ceiling 
Da  ko'ta 

sta'men 
al  pac'a 
scis'sors 
eb'o  ny 
stom'ach 

spec'ta  cle 
con  duct'or 
fore'head 
Vir  ginl  a 
St.  Law'rence 

LESSON 

59.    REVIEW 

cin'der 
A'pril 
sleigh 
wring 
o'val 

sheaves 
cer'tain 
for'eign 
ballads 
di'a  gram 

magic 
skel'e  ton 
pack'age 
Pan'a  ma 
ma  chine' 

gi  raffe' 
semi  cir  cle 
rec  ol  lec'tion 
Ju'pi  ter 
mel'an  chol  y 

LESSON 

60.    REVIEW 

pi  a'no 
on'ion 
a  dult' 

pa'tient 
tho'rax 
va'cant 

time'piece 
i'ron-bound 
catra  ract 

cylln  der 
as  par'a  gus 
vi  cis'si  tude 

scarlet 
his'to  ry 

e  qua'tor 
ker'nels 

ex'qui  site 
coun'te  nance 

hos  pi  tall  ty 
in  ces'sant  ly 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  61.     DICTATION 

A  wind  came  up  out  of  the  sea, 

And  said,  "  O  mists,  make  room  for  me  ! " 

It  hailed  the  ships,  and  cried,  "  Sail  on, 
Ye  mariners,  the  night  is  gone  !  " 

And  hurried  landward  far  away, 
Crying,  "Awake,  it  is  the  day  !" 

It  said  unto  the  forest,  "  Shout ! 
Hang  all  your  leafy  banners  out !  " 

It  touched  the  wood-bird's  folded  wings, 
And  said,  "O  bird,  awake  and  sing." 

From  "  Daybreak."  — LONGFELLOW. 


ol'ive 

May 

cir'cus 

June 

pur'ple 


poured 
e  rase' 
bi'son 
March 
par'lor 


LESSON  62 

might'y 
ach'ing 
cur'tain 

man'ger 
north'ern 
har'di  er 

mois'ture 

neither 

pe'ri  od 

pre'cious 

LESSON  63 

close'ly 
in  i'tial 
liq'uor 
mod'el 
syl'la  ble 

cutler  y 
a  gree'a  ble 
min'is  ter 
pic'nic 
ti'ni  est 

mean'while 
ad  ver  tise' 
in  her'it 
or'phan 
par'al  lei 


ap'pli  cants 
in  ter  rog'a  tive 
Mis  sis  sip'pi 
Phil  a  dePphi  a 
var'nish 


priest 
surly 
ce'dar 

por'tion 
browsed 
cal'i  co 

cor'al 

ma  rine' 

de  stroy' 

die  ta'tion 

es  cape' 

den'tist 

ab'scess 

lla'nos 

noi'sy 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  64 

ser'geant 
bus'i  ness 
per  plexed' 
cos'tume 

gyp'sy 


mes'sage 
com'ets 
Hat'ter  as 
mis'sion 
ob  tuse' 


LESSON  65 

me'di  um 
col'umn 
in'ter  est 
mur'mured 
Pa  cif  'ic 


sem'i  co  Ion 
clean'li  ness 
Cleveland 
di  am'e  ter 
foun  da'tion 


ma  hog'a  ny 
sep'a  rate 
Ja  mai'ca 
med'i  cine 
ma  chin'er  y 


LESSON  66.     DICTATION - 

"  Whom  God's  creatures  love,"  the  angel  fair 
Murmured,  "God  doth  bless  with  angels'  care  ; 

Child,  thy  bed  shall  be 

Folded  safe  from  harm.     Love,  deep  and  kind, 
Shall  watch  around,  and  leave  good  gifts  behind, 

Little  Bell,  for  thee."  —THOMAS  WESTWOOD. 


LESSON  67 


whole,  complete  ;  not  broken 

hole,     an  opening 

rows,    propelling  with  oars 

rose,     a  flower 

seas,     large  bodies  of  water 

seize,    to  take  by  force 


plumb,  a  builder's  tool 
plum,     a  kind  of  fruit 
missed,  did  miss 
mist,      fine  rain 
won,       did  win 
one,        a  single  thing 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  68 

ca  noe' 

sin'gu  lar 

pa  rade' 

pe  tro'le  urn 

psalm 

ci'pher 

mel'o  dy 

Cin  cin  nat'i 

scythe 

mor'tar 

mod'es  ty 

tap  i  o'ca 

tired 

va'por 

vi  cin'i  ty 

mack'er  el 

yacht 

jeal'ous 

weap'ons 

com  plete'ly 

LESSON  69 

palm 
mea'sles 

par'cel 
ner'vous 

pyr'a  mid 
ac'ci  dent 

prism 
re  gret' 
prowls 

ba  na'na 
re  ceive' 
profit 

ed'dies 
reg'u  lar 
cy'clone 

mon'u  ment 
ac  com'mo  date 
Que  bee' 
re  mem'ber 
Cau  ca'si  an 


ac  cus'tom 
San  ti  a'go 
miPi  ta  ry 
per  pen  dic'u  lar 
ac  quaint'ance 


LESSON  71.     DICTATION 

The  White  Mountains,  in  New  Hampshire,  are  the 
highest  land  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  United  States. 
On  account  of  their  beautiful  scenery  they  are  some- 
times called  "  The  Switzerland  of  America."  From  here 
are  visible  the  great  forests  in  the  North,  while  in  the 
opposite  direction  can  be  seen  the  beautiful  valleys  of 
the  Connecticut,  Merrimac,  and  other  rivers, 


LESSON  70 

warmth 
vig'or 
schemes 

cas'tle 
Thurs'day 
se'ri  ous 

bus'i  ly 
shut'ting 
mention 

oys'ter 
spirit 

pu'ri  ty 
sys'tem 

po'et  ry 
ac  cused' 

FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  72 

ac'tu  al 
be  yond' 
clev'er 

herb'age 
buf  'fa  lo 
dai'sies 

stur'geon 
ter'ri  ble 
in'stinct 

jin'gle 
em'er  y 

victuals 
en'e  my 

differ  ent 
for  'tune 

LESSON  73 

gourd 
o'a  sis 

Fri'day 
leath'er 

flan'nel 
Mo  bile' 

per'fume 
quar'ry 
flee'cy 

pres'i  dent 
roast'  ed 
en  'trance 

prov'erb 
re  ward' 
dwin'dle 

• 

LESSON  74 

cen'sus 
jour'ney 
ninth'ly 
plague 
awn'ing 

has'ti  ly 
In'di  ans 
mix'ture 
prom'ise 
al  read'y 

cel'er  y 
ken'nel 
Ni  ag'a  ra 
pave'ment 
back'ache 

LESSON  75 

suit'ed 
can'cel 

Am'a  zon 
cher'ries 

bal'co  ny 
dis  tress' 

Eu'rope 
gimlet 
ma'tron 

em'blem 
im  mense' 
not'a  ble 

ex  plor'ing 
kins'man 
prai'rie 

a  gree'ment 
car'ry  ing 
il  lus  tra'tion 
ex  am  i  na'tion 
gath'er  ing 


el'e  va  tor 
nat'u  ral 
mo'tive 
rasp'ber  ry 
Del'a  ware 


con'tra  ry 
La  Pla'ta 
of  fen'sive 
re  main'der 
buck'wheat 


Con  nect'i  cut 
dough'nut 
fa  mil'iar 
Min  ne  so'ta 
or'na  ments 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   76.     DICTATION 

On  waking  he  found  himself  on  the  green  knoll  from 
whence  he  had  first  seen  the  old  man  of  the  glen. 
He  rubbed  his  eyes — it  was  a  bright,  sunny  morning. 
"  Surely,"  thought  Rip,  "  I  have  not  slept  here  all  night." 
He  recalled  the  occurrences  before  he  fell  asleep.  "  Oh, 
•that  wicked  flagon  !"  thought  Rip;  "what  excuse  shall 
I  make  to  Dame  Van  Winkle?" 

From  "  Rip  Van  Winkle." 


— WASHINGTON  IRVING. 


LESSON  77.     REVIEW 


parlor 

aching 

pre'cious 

par'al  lei 

ce'dar 

cur'  tain 

ti'ni  est 

Mis  sis  sip'pi 

ab'scess 

in  i'tial 

ser'geant 

clean'li  ness 

lla'nos 

liq'uor 

gyp'sy 

Cleveland 

mea'sles 

syl'la  ble 

col'umn 

ma  hog'a  ny 

psalm 

ma  rine' 

scythe 

mes'sage 

yacht 

Hat'ter  as 

mist 

b'a  na'na 

seize 

cipher 

LESSON  78.    REVIEW 

Pa  cif  'ic 
pyr'a  mid 
cy'clone 
vi  cin'i  ty 
weap'ons 

LESSON  79.     REVIEW 


whole 

jeal'ous 

bus'i  ly 

oys'ter 

sys'tem 

po'et  ry 

jin'gle 

victuals 

Mo  bile' 

em'er  y 

en'e  my 

cel'er  y 

o'a  sis 

leather 

Ni  ag'a  i 

sep'a  rate 
Ja  mai'ca 
ma  chin'er  y 
Cau  ca'si  an 
Cin  cin  nat'i 


mack'er  el 
San  ti  a'go 
per  pen  dic'u  lar 
ex  am  i  na'tion 


FIFTH  YEAR.  29 

LESSON  80.     REVIEW 


plague 
can'cel 

pres'i  dent 
Am'a  zon 

prai'rie 
Del'a  ware 

Con  nect'i  cut 
Min  ne  so'ta 

Eu'rope 
gim'iet 
plumb 

im  mense' 
back'ache 
bal'co  ny 

La  Pla'ta 
fa  mil'iar 
stur'geon 

a  gree'ment 
of  fen'sive 
gath'er  ing 

LESSON  81.     DICTATION 

The  breaking  waves  dashed  high 
On  a  stern  and  rockbound  coast, 

And  the  woods  against  a  stormy  sky 
Their  giant  branches  tossed  : 

And  the  heavy  night  hung  dark 

The  hills  and  waters  o'er 
When  a  band  of  exiles  moored  their  bark 

On  the  wild  New  England  shore. 

What  sought  they  thus  afar  ? 

Bright  jewels  of  the  mine  ? 
The  wealth  of  seas,  the  spoils  of  war? — • 

They  sought  a  faith's  pure  shrine. 

From  "The  Landing  of  the  Pilgrims."  —FELICIA  HEMANS. 

LESSON  82 

(Words  from  other  stanzas  of  the  above  poem. ) 


hymns 

si'lence 

un  stained7 

con'quer  or 

aisles 

soared 

an'thems 

pil'grim 

depths 

wel'come 

a  midst' 

se  rene'ly 

des'ert 

trump'et 

wor'ship 

man'hood 

hoar'y 

for'est 

with'er 

fi'ery 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  83 


squirmed 
sought 
bris'tle 

alm'ond 
vis'ion 
cus'tom 

strange'ly 
brav'er  y 
crowd'ed 

nov'el  ty 
pla  teau' 

mer'cu  ry 
partner 

Oc  to'ber 
qual'i  ty 

re  cess' 

wreck 

wharves 

fu'ture 

lus'ter 


sti'fled 
ab'bey 
naught 
bul'bous 
ci  gar' 


tem'per  a  ture 
in  vi  ta'tion 
Mil  wau'kee 
po  ta'to 
radish  es 


LESSON  84 


re  prove' 
gram'mar 
de  ceive' 
e  clipse' 
mar'gin 


con'gress  con'so  nant 

cel'e  bra  ted  Ches'a  peake 

ex  am'ine  whis'ky  (or  -key) 

II  li  nois'  joy'ful  ly 

mer'chant  me  mo'ri  al 


LESSON  85 

li'bra  ry  mir'a  cle 

Al  a  bam'a  mil'li  ner  y 

sense'less  sin'ew  y 

bar'gain  cash  ier' 

os'trich  par'tial 


man  u  fac'tur  ing 
stim'u  la  ting 
mis'er  a  ble 
co'coa  nut 
pos  sess'es 


LESSON  86.     DICTATION 

Speak  not  but  what  may  benefit  others  or  yourself. 

Let  all  your  things  have  their  places  ;  let  each  part 
of  your  business  have  its  time. 

Lose  no  time  ;  be  always  employed  in  something  use- 
ful ;  cut  off  all  unnecessary  actions. 

Use  no  hurtful  deceit ;  think  innocently  and  justly. 

— BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  87 


gorge 

fiercely 

en'vel  ope 

edn  ca'tion 

dahlia 

de'pot 

de  vel'op 

cin'na  mon 

clum'sy 

cred'i  tor 

car'a  van 

Lin'coln 

Con'cord 

bou  quet' 

bot'a  ny 

Bal'ti  more 

ar'sen  ic 

ab  do'men 

ap'pe  tite 

me  chan'ic 

bub'bling 
backing 
Chris'tian 
cul'ture 
des  serf 


ar'ter  ies 
crea'ture 
ere  a'tion 
bay'o  nets 
dig'ni  ty 


LESSON  88 

ad  join'ing 
mod'i  fi  er 
sur  prised' 
dis  as'ter 
en  am'el 


Mas  sa  chu'setts 
con  ver  sa'tion 
com  pan'ions 
de  nom'i  na  tor 
e  rup'tion 


LESSON  89 

pray,    to  invoke  a  blessing  raise, 

prey,    food  taken  by  violence  rays, 

pair,     two  ;  couple  raze, 

pear,    kind  of  fruit  yolk, 

pare,    to  cut  yoke, 

route,  a  course  or  way  row, 

root,    part  of  a  plant  roe, 


to  lift  up 
beams  of  light 
to  tear  down 
inside  of  an  egg 
a  frame 

to  propel  with  oars 
eggs  of  a  fish 


LESSON  90 

car'bon 
pi  az'za 
sub'urbs 

pur  suits' 
con  di'tion 
cab'in 

sub'stance 
song'ster 
salm'on 

sue  ceed'ed 
por'cu  pine 
char'ac  ter 

con'cert 
re  plied' 

shin'gled 
se  cure'ly 

St.  Lou'is 
sa  li'va 

ro  settes' 
rhi  noc'er  os 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  91.    DICTATION 

BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN 

Franklin  was  born  in  Boston,  January  17,  1706.  He 
was  one  of  the  most  famous  men  of  America.  From  a 
poor  boy,  following  the  humble  trade 
of  a  printer,  he  rose  to  the  high 
position  of  Minister  to  England.  His 
trip  from  Boston  to  Philadelphia,  when 
but  a  boy  of  seventeen,  was  most 
remarkable  and  full  of  many  hard- 
ships. In  the  book  of  his  life,  he 
gives  a  very  interesting  account  of 
this  trip.  On  the  next  page  will  be 
found  his  account  of  his  first  entrance 


into  Philadelphia. 


stretched 
steeping 
bam  boo' 
dreadful 
em  balm' 


rhu'barb 
re  la'tion 
con'ic  al 
do  mes'tic 
free'dom 


LESSON  92 

af  fec'tion 
shilling 
cam'e  ra 
Du  luth' 
grain'field 


pris'on  ers 
San  Fran  cis'co 
Car  ib  be'an 
ex'er  cise 
punc  tu  a'tion 


LESSON  93 


freight 

Flor'i  da 

prog'ress 

pri  va'tions 

o'pi  urn 

mimics 

liq'uid 

satis  fied 

bon'fire 

Ar  i  zo'na 

a  pol'o  gy 

cor  re  spond' 

cor'net 

ce're  al 

dell  cate 

ex  pe'ri  ence 

li'a  ble 

fashion 

Geor'gi  a 

e  qui  lat'er  al 

FIFTH  YEAR. 


33 


LESSON  94 

Hay'ti 
tal'ons 

se  vere'ly 
ven'i  son 

am'e  thyst 
war'ri  ors 

be  lief 

crim'i  nal 

com'fort  ed 

cra'ter 
dis'trict 

Jan'u  a  ry 
dil'i  gent 

con  ven'tion 
e  lec'tion 

LESSON  95 

del'tas 
billion 

Cats'kill 
al'ti  tude 

bag'gage 
sen'si  tive 

sel'dom 
gey'ser 
mol'lusks 

dis  guise' 
state'ment 
neg'a  tive 

el'e  gant 
faith'ful  ly 
nec'es  sa  ry 

un  cer'tain 
Yo  sem'i  te 
in  tel'li  gence 
cup'board 
ex  cla  ma'tion 


Bue  nos  Ai'res 
am  bi'tious 
en  ter  tain' 
sooth'ing  ly 
New'found  land 


LESSON  96 

"After  buying  three  large  rolls  on  Second  Street, 
near  Market,  I  walked  off  with  a  roll  under  each  arm, 
and  eating  the  other.  Thus  I  went  up  Market  Street  as 
far  as  Fourth  Street,  passing  by  the  door  of  Mr.  Read, 
my  future  wife's  father,  when  she,  standing  at  the  door, 
saw  me,  and  thought  I  made,  as  I  certainly  did,  a  most 
awkward  and  ridiculous  appearance.  Then  I  turned 
and  went  down  Chestnut  Street."  —BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN. 

LESSON  97.     REVIEW 


aisles 

for'est 

an'thems 

con'quer  or 

pla  teau' 

alm'ond 

Oc  to'ber 

mer'cu  ry 

ci  gar' 

fi'e  ry 

ex  am'ine 

Mil  wau'kee 

pi  az'za 

li'bra  ry 

11  li  nois' 

Ches'a  peake 

sub'urbs 

Al  a  bam'a 

mer'chant 

co'coa  nut 

3 

34 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  98.     REVIEW 


em  balm' 
dahlia 
ar'sen  ic 
Chris'tian 

bar  'gain 
pur  suits' 
rhu'barb 
con'ic  al 

mir'a  cle 
mil'li  ner  y 
sin'ew  y 
cash  ier' 

pos  sess'es 
char'ac  ter 
ro  settes' 
rhi  noc'er  os 

des  serf 

Flor'i  da 

salm'on 

Car  ib  be'an 

LESSON 

99.    REVIEW 

rays 
prey 
pare 
Hay'ti 
tal'ons 

mim'ics 
Ar  i  zo'na 
ce're  al 
bou  quet' 
ab  do'men 

St.  Lou'is 
sa  li'va 
cam'e  ra 
liq'uid 
a  pol'o  gy 

ex  pe'ri  ence 
e  qui  lat'er  al 
cin'na  mon 
Lin'coln 
me  chan'ic 

LESSON 

100.    REVIEW 

del'tas 

ar'ter  ies 

del'i  cate 

Mas  sa  chu'setts 

bil'lion 
gey'ser 
route 
yolk 

bay'o  nets 
cup'board 
Jan'u  a  ry 
dis  guise' 

Geor'gia 
dis  as'ter 
war'ri  ors 
am'e  thyst 

Yo  sem'i  te 
ex  cla  ma'tion 
am  bi'tious 
nec'es  sa  ry 

LESSON  101 

sure'ly 
piv'ot 
por'  trait 
so  ci'e  ty 
ex  act'ly 

swoll'en 
pa'tience 
Scran'ton 
Sa  van'nah 
em'i  nent 

re  lieved' 
mu  se'um 
spar'ing  ly 
per  se  vere' 
emp'tied 

New  Hamp'shire 
mul'ber  ry 
ex  te'ri  or 
pa'tri  ot  ism 
Min  ne  ap'o  lis 

FIFTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  102.     DICTATION 

Between  the  dark  and  the  daylight, 
When  the  night  is  beginning  to  lower, 

Comes  a  pause  in  the  day's  occupations, 
That  is  known  as  the  Children's  Hour. 

From  my  study  I  see  in  the  lamplight, 
Descending  the  broad  hall  stair, 

Grave  Alice,  and  laughing  Allegra, 
And  Edith  with  golden  hair. 

A  sudden  rush  from  the  stairway, 
A  sudden  raid  from  the  hall ! 

By  three  doors  left  unguarded 
They  enter  my  castle  wall ! 


From  "  The  Children's  Hour.1 


— LONGFELLOW. 


LESSON  103 

stu'dent  es  caped'  short'en  ing 

sci'ence  ex  ist'ence  shad'ow  y 

trot'ted  va'ries  whirl'wind 

er'ring  of 'fi  cers  Yu  ca  tan' 

all'spice  at  ten'tion  be  lieved' 


pen'du  lum 
New  Or'le  ans 
Wy  o'ming 
ex  cite'ment 
cir'cu  lar 


con  ceal' 
ca  nal' 
mar'tyrs 
cel'lar 
Sit'ka 


char'i  ty 
prob'a  bly 
Ma  nil'a 
no  ta'tion 
sur  veys' 


LESSON  104 

O'maha 
priv'i  le  ges 
sac'ri  fice 
mul'ti  tudes 
tor  na'do 


con  trib'ute 
pho'to  graph 
sap'phire 
Men  do  ci'no 
Val  pa  rai'so 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  105 


judg'es 

lim'pid 

moor'ings 

mourn  'ful  ly 

o'ral  ly 

chir'rup 

cas  cade' 

Cham  plain' 

ag'o  ny 

bev'er  age 

ker'o  sene 

med'dle  some 

no'tice 

Quak'ers 

pres'ence 

per  mis'sion 

stanch 

shoved 

vi  bra'tion 

up  hol'stered 

Yu'kon 
jolt'ing 
ooz'y 
sau'ci  ly 
writhe 


wa'ger 
le'vers 
phan'tom 
tough'en 
mar'i  ner 


LESSON  106 

va  ri'e  ty 
knap'sack 
quiv'er  ing 
Ve  ra  Cruz' 
nau'tic  al 


un  dis  turbed' 
No  vem'ber 
rec  tan'gu  lar 
wa'ter  proof 
op  pres'sion 


LESSON  107.     DICTATION 

When  George  Washington  was  a  boy  of  thirteen,  he 
compiled  forty-nine  "  Rules  of  Behavior."  Here  are 
some  of  them : 

Every  action  in  company  ought  to  be  with  some  sign 
of  respect  to  those  present. 

Honor  and  obey  your  natural  parents  although  they 
be  poor. 

Undertake  not  what  you  cannot  perform,  but  be 
careful  to  keep  your  promise. 

Use  no  reproachful  language  against  any  one ; 
neither  curse,  nor  revile. 

Associate  yourselves  with  men  of  good  quality,  if 
you  esteem  your  own  reputation  ;  for  it  is  better  to  be 
alone  than  in  bad  company. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  108 

0  blige' 
sul'phur 
ver'dant 

proj'ect 
seizing 
wher  ev'er 

quick'ness 
Tues'day 
hal'i  but 

quar'rel  some 
thought'ful 
Yel'low  stone 

Ju  ni  a'ta 
mis'siles 

jog'ging 
o  rig'i  nal 

lic'o  rice 
per  ceive' 

neg'li  gence 
pi  o  neers' 

LESSON  109 


prophet,  one  who  foretells 

profit,      gain 

muscle,    an  organ  of  motion 

mussel,    a  shell-fish 

hare,        a  small  animal 


peace,  quietness 
piece,    a  part 
sale,      act  of  selling 
sail,       a  sheet  of  canvas 
quartz,  kind  of  rock 


hair,         covering  of  an  animal    quarts,  plural  of  quart 


strength 
lin'ger 
par'tridge 
re  sort' 
pam'pas 


LESSON  110 

awk'ward         in  te'ri  or 
nui'sance          mu  si'cian 
pur'pose  ly       Psalm'ist 


im  me'di  ate  ly 
o  be'di  ence 
syc'a  more 


re  quest'ed       re  signed'         Ri  o  Ja  nei'ro 
phy  si'cian        ne  ces'si  tate    New  Jer'sey 


LESSON  111 


scaf'fold 

triv'i  al 

whole'som< 

quo'tient 

ar  bu'tus 

car'pen  ter 

cac'tus 

cem'e  ter  y 

diz'zi  ness 

dain'ties 

e  reefed 

frag'ment 

con'dor 

cu'ri  ous 

fes'ti  val 

nourish  ment 
ab  bre  vi  a'tion 
dis  com'fort 
e  lee  tric'i  ty 
grad'u  ate 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  112.     DICTATION 
GEORGE  WASHINGTON 

George  Washington  was  born  February  22,  1732,  in 
Westmoreland  County,  Va.  His  father  died  when  he 
was  but  eleven  years  old.  His 
education  was  obtained  in  the  com- 
mon schools,  and  he  made  good 
use  of  such  opportunities  as  he 
had.  He  was  commander-in-chief 
of  the  army  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary War,  and  the  success  of 
that  war  was  largely  due  to  his 
ability,  courage,  and  wisdom.  He 
was  the  first  President  of  the  United 
States,  and  held  the  office  two  terms, 
He  died  December  14,  1799,  and 


from  1789  to  1797. 

was  buried  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Va. 


vol'leys 
cres'cent 
ab  stract' 

wretch'ed 
bound'a  ry 
lib'er  ties 

o  pin'ion 
chasms 

ad'jec  tive 
col'o  ny 

ma  te'ri  al 
av  oir  du  pois' 
Mo  non  ga  he'la 
com  mand'er 
cir  cu  la'tion 


gran'ite 
gnawed 
crys'tal 
en  tire'ly 
fa'mous 


fe'ver  ish 
a  void'ed 
div'i  dend 
en'tran  ces 
foun'tain 


LESSON  113 
cleansing 
ar  til'ler  y 
med'i  cal 
con  demn' 
majes'tic 

LESSON  114 

e  nor'mous     em  ploy'ment 
chrys'a  lis  Al  le  ghe'ny  (or  gha') 
di'a  phragm    colo'nel 
for'ci  ble         gov'ern  or 
na'tion  al         New  Am'ster  dam 


-FIFTH  YEAR.  39 

LESSON  115 

fer'tile  Feb'ru  a  ry       go  ril'la  gla'cier 

val'iant          sce'ne  ry          sand'pi  per         in  ven'tion 
fla'vor  op'po  site         grat'i  tude          par  tic'u  lar 

famine          play'mate         pas'sen  gers       en  cour'ag  ing 
pas'try  em'er  aid          so  lu'tion  pro'gram 

(or  gramme) 

LESSON  116.     DICTATION 

Listen,  my  children,  and  you  shall  hear 

Of  the  midnight  ride  of  Paul  Revere, 

On  the  eighteenth  of  April,  in  seventy-five ; 

Hardly  a  man  is  now  alive 

Who  remembers  that  famous  day  and  year. 

He  said  to  his  friend,  "If  the  British  march 

By  land  or  sea  from  the  town  to-night, 

Hang  a  lantern  aloft  in  the  belfry  arch 

Of  the  North  Church  tower  as  a  signal  light, — 

One,  if  by  land,  and  two,  if  by  sea ; 

And  I  on  the  opposite  shore  will  be, 

Ready  to  ride  and  spread  the  alarm." 

From  "  Paul  Revere 's  Ride."  — LONGFELLOW. 

LESSON  117.     REVIEW 

piv'ot  pa'tience  mu  se'um  pa'tri  ot  ism 

so  ci'e  ty  Sa  van'nah  per  se  vere'  Min  ne  ap'o  lis 

sci'ence  Ma  nil'a  Yu  ca  tan'  pen'du  lum 

mar'tyrs  ad'jec  tive  O'ma  ha  New  Or'le  ans 

cellar  col'o  ny  priv'i  le  ges  cir'cu  lar 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  118.     REVIEW 


Sit'ka 

colo'nel 

sac'ri  fice 

pho'to  graph 

cres'cent 

en'tran  ces 

cleans'ing 

Val  pa  rai'so 

gran'ite 

lim'pid 

con  demn' 

av  oir  du  pois' 

crys'tal 

bev'er  age 

majes'tic 

Mo  non  ga  he'la 

fa'mous 

tough'en 

div'i  dend 

cir  cu  la'tion 

LESSON 

119.    REVIEW 

judg'es 

marl  ner 

ker'o  sene 

di'a  phragm 

Yu'kon 

seizing 

knap'sack 

gov'ern  or 

sau'ci  ly 

nui'sance 

nau'tic  al 

en  cour'ag  ing 

sul'phur 

phy  si'cian 

Tues'day 

Cham  plain' 

chasms 

ar  bu'tus 

hal'i  but 

rec  tan'gu  lar 

LESSON  120.     REVIEW 

proph'et  cem'e  ter  y  lic'o  rice 

cer'tain  cu'ri  ous  .mus'cle 

panVpas  gla'cier  mu  si'cian 

quo'tient  ne  ces'si  tate  sce'ne  ry 

fer'tile  whole'some  em'er  aid 


op  pres'sion 
neg'li  gence 
syc'a  more 
Ri  o  Ja  nei'ro 
e  lee  tric'i  ty 


LESSON  121.     DICTATION 

Between  broad  fields  of  wheat  and  corn 
Is  the  lowly  home  where  I  was  born ; 
The  peach  tree  leans  against  the  wall, 
And  the  woodbine  wanders  over  all ; 
There  is  the  shaded  doorway  still, 
But  a  stranger's  foot  has  crossed  the  sill. 

From  "  The  Stranger  on  the  Sill,"  — T.  B.  READ. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


for'tress       groan'ing 
fi'nal  ly         ex  po'sure 
di'a  gram     dec'i  mal 
poi'sonous  cham'ois 
cer'tain         tel'e  phone 


LESSON  122 

pre  ven'tion  Get'tys  burg 

ex  cep'tions  diph  the'ri  a 

de  scrip'tion  dis  ap  point'ment 

an  ten'nse  cro  quet' 

ad  ven'ture  com  par'i  son 


LESSON  123 


con'tests 

slug'gard 

mes'sen  gers 

the'a  ter  (or  tre) 

earned 

lun'cheon 

musk'deer 

re  pro  duc'tion 

re  lief' 

re'al  ize 

re  li'gious 

con  trac'tion 

re'gion 

gen'er  al 

an  i  ma'tion 

re  ward'ed 

fi'bers 

Ben'ja  min 

res'i  dence 

ex  pres'sion 

LESSON  124 

I 

re  view' 

e  con'o  my 

re  ceived' 

glo'ri  ous 

rhyme 

read'i  ly 

fa'vor  ite 

ex  per'i  ment 

roy'al 

choc'o  late 

con  junc'tion 

rec'og  nized 

ra  vine' 

corn'stalk 

com  po  si'tion 

es  pe'cial  ly 

glimp'ses 

e  las'tic 

def  1  nite 

de  clar'a  tive 

LESSON  125 

re  ceipt' 

dam'aged 

dec'o  ra  ted 

dis  tin'guished 

re  emits' 

de  signed' 

ra'di  ant 

ap  pa  ra'tus 

bug'gies 

ra  pid'i  ty 

con  clu'sion 

def  i  ni'tion 

de  spair' 

riv'u  let 

de  stroy'ing 

en  gi  neer' 

reefed 

finish  ing 

de  ceit'ful 

in  di  ges'tion 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  126.     DICTATION 
BAYARD  TAYLOR 

A  short  distance  from  Philadelphia,  in  Chester  County, 
is  the  charming  little  village  of  Kennett  Square.  Here 
Bayard  Taylor  was  born,  and  here 
he  spent  his  boyhood.  He  was  a 
great  reader  and  nearly  all  of  the 
money  he  earned  was  spent  for  good 
books.  He  was  a  lively  boy  and 
not  only  took  a  great  interest  in 
affairs  at  home,  but  in  the  affairs  of 
the  world.  When  he  grew  to  man- 
hood he  had  a  great  desire  to  travel, 
and  on  one  of  his  trips  abroad  he 
spent  two  years  walking  through  Europe.  His  account 
of  this  trip  is  one  of  his  most  charming  books. 


LESSON  127 

fond'ness 

gor'geous 

ejected 

ig'no  ranee 

no  bill  ty 

ox'y  gen 

af  fec'tion 

plung'ing 

blood'ed 

punc'tu  al 

stepped 

guard 

sail'ing 

prized 

cav'ern 


LESSON  128 

stripped  throb'bing  pur  sues' 

piped  vex  a'tion  whith'er 

Bra  zil'  ax'le-tree  Cay  enne' 

en  tice'  fa  tigued'  hardships 

grooves  laugh'a  ble  reg'i  ment 


haz'ard  ous 
Lou'is  ville 
en  cour'age  ment 
prec'i  pice 
de  struc'tion 


ta'per  ing 
mag'is  trate 
De  cem'ber 
in  dus'tri  ous 
pa  ren'the  sis 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  129 


tan'gled 

prop'er  ty 

slaughter 

im  por'tant 

splen'did 

mul'ti  pie 

mu'ci  lage 

John  Cab'ot 

tel'e  scope 

whirling 

ex  er'tion 

sud'den  ly 

po  si'tion 

pov'er  ty 

plen'ti  ful 

per  spi  ra'tion 

Raleigh 

pol'ished 

ob'sta  cles 

nat'u  ral  ist 

plan'ets 

Le'high 

cov'et 

clinched 

cray'on 


LESSON  130 

prop'er  ly        smugglers 
so'cia  ble         treas'ur  er 
co  logne' 
ep'au  lets 


cit'i  zen 
plan  ta'tion 
ex  plor'er         gran'deur 


mi'cro  scope 
a  pos'tro  phe 
cap'il  la  ries 
fac'to  ries 
gov'ern  ment 


LESSON  131.     DICTATION 

There  is  the  orchard — the  very  trees 
Where  my  childhood  knew  long  hours  of  ease, 
And  watched  the  shadowy  moments  run 
Till  my  life  imbibed  more  shade  than  sun  ; 
The  swing  from  the  bough  still  sweeps  the  air, 
But  the  stranger's  children  are  swinging  there. 

From  "  The  Stranger  on  the  Sill."  — T.  B.  READ. 

LESSON  132 

(Words  from  other  stanzas  of  the  above  poem. ) 

yore  swal'lows  mourn'ful  pain'ful 

dai'ly  har'vest  scented  glad'den 

crowd  im  part'  sweetest  youth'ful 

herds  low'ing  cottage  wood'bine 

na'tive  lightly  lin'gers  stran'gers 


44  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  133 


paused 

rai'sins 

im  ag'ine 

Hon  o  lulu 

neigh'bor 

major'!  ty 

Or  i  no'co 

Po  to'mac 

an'gri  ly 

a  nal'y  sis 

An  nap'o  lis 

bare'head  ed 

bun'gling 

cistern 

de  li'cious 

cob'ble  stone 

ear'nest 

lus'cious 

grace'ful  ly 

frighten  ing 

LESSON  134 

seller,  one  who  sells  bettor,  one  who  bets 

cellar,  underground  room  better,  improved 

whoop,  a  shout  foul,  not  clean 

hoop,  a  circular  band  fowl,  a  bird 

eight,  a  number ;  twice  four  hoarse,  roughness  of  voice 

ate,  did  eat  horse,  an  animal 

all,  the  whole      .  four,  a  number 

awl,  a  shoemaker's  tool  fore,  forward 

LESSON  135 

ma'jor  pol'i  cy  pur  suit'  Po  ca  hon'tas 

re  side'  sham'rock  settle  ment  Sus  que  han'na 

sue  cess'  tug'ging  vol  can'ic  William  Penn 

a  byss'  ban'ter  ing  car'cass  cas'tile  soap 

be  side'  de  mol'ish  earthquake  en  cour'aged 

LESSON  136.     DICTATION 

Lives  of  great  men  all  remind  us 
We  can  make  our  lives  sublime, 

And,  departing,  leave  behind  us 
Footprints  on  the  sands  of  time. 

— LONGFELLOW. 


FIFTH  YEAR. 


45 


LESSON 

137.    REVIEW 

daily 
citl  zen 
Raleigh 
plan'ets 
Le'high 

mul'ti  pie 
so'cia  ble 
ep'au  lets 
dec'i  mal 
cham'ois 

tel'e  scope 
gran'deur 
an  ten'nae 
res'i  dence 
fa'vor  ite 

John  Cab'ot 
per  spi  ra'tion 
nat'u  ral  ist 
a  pos'tro  phe 
gov'ern.ment 

LESSON 

138.    REVIEW 

cray'on 
ox'y  gen 

tel'e  phone 
lun'cheon 

con  junc'tion 
de  ceit'ful 

Get'tys  burg 
diph  the'ri  a 

gen'tian 
rhyme 
ra  vine' 

e  con'o  my 
choc'o  late 
dam'aged 

gor'geous 
poi'son  ous 
punc'tu  al 

cro  quet' 
ex  perl  ment 
es  pe'cial  ly 

LESSON 

139.     REVIEW 

re  cruits' 
cav'ern 
Bra  zil' 
neigh'bor 
sell'er 

ra  pid'i  ty 
axle-tree 
fa  tigued' 
rai'sins 
a  nal'y  sis 

Cay  enne' 
magls  trate 
im  aglne 
Or  i  no'co 
An  nap'o  lis 

de  clar'a  tive 
ap  pa  ra'tus 
haz'ard  ous 
precl  pice 
De  cem'ber 

LESSON 

140.    REVIEW 

whoop 
fowl 
major 
a  byss' 
hoarse 

cis'tern 
poll  cy 
cottage 
mu'ci  lage 
ob'sta  cles 

de  li'cious 
bettor 
co  logne' 
vol  canlc 
mi'cro  scope 

pa  ren'the  sis 
Hon  o  lulu 
lus'cious 
Susquehan'na 
en  cour'aged 

46 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  141.     DICTATION 

Rollicking  Robin  is  here  again. 
What  does  he  care  for  the  April  rain? 
Care  for  it?     Glad  of  it.     Doesn't  he  know 
That  the  April  rain  carries  off  the  snow, 
.And  coaxes  out  leaves  to  shadow  his  nest, 
And  washes  his  pretty  red  Easter  vest? 

— LUCY  LARCOM. 


collier 
dew'y 
haugh'ty 
pur'pose 
a  domed' 


LESSON  142 

breathing 

daylight 

en  larged' 

bare'foot 

ig'no  rant 

Lan'cas  ter 

Mis  sou'ri 

physic  al 

av'er  age 

rud'di  er 

de  sir'a  ble 
good-na'tured 
mortgage 
For  to  Ri'co 
bi'cy  cle 


LESSON  143 

basking        ap  pren'tice       ac  com'plish  bar'ba  rous 

ap  plause'     col'o  nies  chas'ten  ing  dra'per  y 

de'mon          de  ni'al  dis'ci  pline  by'stand  ers 

de  grees'       shining  bos'om  thousandths 

flim'sy  Ha  van'a  lon'gi  tude  in  habl  tants 


truly 

written  ap  par'el 

ban'quet  Ba  ha'mas 

whiz'zing  climbing 

dam'sel  de  grad'ed 


LESSON  144 

buckles  Wednes'day  ac  ci  den'tal  ly 

button  ing  va  ri  a'tion 

cu'po  la  con  sump'tion 

co  lo'ni  al  en'ter  ing 

stag'ger  ing  dec  la  ra'tion 


FIFTH  YEAR.  47 

LESSON  145 

ca  reer'  dis  solves'  de  serter  de  spair'ing 

chub'by  car'ti  lage  dis  cov'er  ies  fashion  a  ble 

es'says  ex'cel  lent  glis'ten  ing  pre  tense' 

Otta  wa  prattling  mirth'ful  man'age  ment 

de  voted  pite  ous  Roch'es  ter  scare'crow 

LESSON  146,     DICTATION 

When  I  see  a  man  flattering  the  people,  making  great 
professions  of  attachment  to  liberty,  who  is  in  private 
life  a  tyrant,  methinks,  "Look  out,  good  people!  that 
fellow  would  set  you  turning  grindstones."  When  I 
see  a  man  hoisted  into  office  by  party  spirit,  without  a 
single  qualification,  "Alas!"  methinks,  "deluded  people! 
you  are  doomed  for  a  season  to  turn  the  grindstone  for 
a  booby.  —BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN. 

LESSON  147 

sav'ing  Sat'ur  day  temp  ta'tion  villa  gers 

ab  sorb'  A  ca'di  a  al  bu'men  Ber  mu'da 

bow'ing  clotted  Col  o  ra'do  coun'te  nance 

czar  der'rick  dig'ni  fied  ex  cited 

ex  press'  flab'by  heav'i  er  de  mer'it 

LESSON  148 

pattern  pos'si  ble  doubly  reg'u  lar  ly 

o  beyed'  lat'i  tude  Se  at  tie  St.  Au'gus  tine 

Sun'day  twitted  ad  vanced'  an'ec  dote 

British  ben'e  fit  ad  mis'sion  ac  knowledge 

bri'ers  cau'tious  col'um  bine  cig  a  rette' 


48  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  149 

wholly,  entirely  troupe,  a  company 

holy,      sacred  troop,    a  body  of  cavalry 

wry,       twisted  thyme,  an  aromatic  plant 

rye,        a  kind  of  grain  time,      a  part  of  duration 

bruise,  an  injury  scene,    a  show 

brews,   does  brew  seen,      did  see 

LESSON  150 

stee'ple  screeching  swal'low  ing  thor'ough  ly 

stitch'es  Van  cou'ver  Hall  fax  ex  claimed' 

wreathe  leaving  mag'ni  fy  peaceful  ly 

pun'gent  rev'er  ent  ad  mit'tance  al  co  hol'ic 

al  though'  ac  counting  bur'row  ing  bonds'man 

LESSON  151.     DICTATION 

All  things  are  new ; — the  buds,  the  leaves, 
That  gild  the  elm-tree's  nodding  crest, 

And  even  the  nest  beneath  the  eaves ; — 
There  are  no  birds  in  last  year's  nest. 

— LONGFELLOW. 

LESSON  152 

aw'ful  At  lan'ta  bach'e  lor  case'ment 

coin'age  dis  o  bey'  de  light'ful  el'der  ber  ries 

frigid  gris'tly  hap'pi  er  eml  grate 

gnarled  la'bor  ing  o  mis'sion  No  va  Sco'tia 

prop'er  Pu'ri  tans  ex  change'  spin'ning-wheel 


FIFTH  YEAR. 
LESSON  153 


49 


crouched 

com  mittee 

ex  pense' 
Seine 
wed'ded 
tress'es 

en  graving 
stead'i  ly 
an'a  lyze 
au'burn 

coun'try  men  dis  covered 

frighten  ing  em'i  grants 

spe'cial  talk'a  tive 

sum'ma  ry  ac'tu  al  ly 

Al'be  marie  blithe'some 


LESSON  154 

adjourned'    appearance   altogether  bear'skins 

bu'gle  com  plain'        Car  ti  er'  curb'stone 

ceas'es  de  ny'ing         dis  ap  point'  ex  plain'ing 

de  fraud'         doubtless        eas'i  est  Gal'ves  ton 

tall'est  mas'ti  cate       Mac  ken'zie  Ma  gel'lan 


LESSON  155 


mis'er  y 

Mar  quette' 

nar  cotic 

scorched 

re  ceiv'inor 

o 

po  lite'ness 

sneaked 

prac'ti  cal 

Mo  n  'day 

mon'strous 

fasten 

fur'nace 

flighty 

dis  tinct 

brilliant 

O'gle  thorpe 
independ'ence 
Rob'ert  Ful'ton 
gal'lant  ly 
dis  turb' 


LESSON  156.     DICTATION 

s 

Enjoy  the  Spring  of  Love  and  Youth, 
To  some  good  angel  leave  the  rest; 

For  Time  will  teach  thee  soon  the  truth, 
There  are  no  birds  in  last  year's  nest  I 


From  "  It  Is  Not  Always  May." 


—LONGFELLOW. 


5° 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON 

157,    REVIEW 

coin  'age 
gnarled 
czar 

At  lan'ta 
gris'tly 
Pu'ri  tans 

bach'e  lor 
al  bu'men 
Col  o  ra'do 

coun'te  nance 
em'i  grate 
de  mer'it 

o  beyed' 
British 

Saturday 
der'rick 

o  mis'sion 
Se  at'tle 

an'ec  dote 
cig  a  rette' 

LESSON 

158.    REVIEW 

bri'ers 
Ot'ta  wa 
pun'gent 
crouched 

lat'i  tude 
cau'tious 
car'ti  lage 
ex'cel  lent 

col'um  bine 
ad  mit'tance 
spe'cial 
Al'be  marie 

em'i  grants 
man'age  ment 
al  co  hol'ic 
Roch'es  ter 

Seine 

pit'e  ous 

dig'ni  fied 

de  sir'a  ble 

LESSON 

159.    REVIEW 

collier 
ban'quet 
ceas'es 
whol'ly 
bruise 

Van  cou'ver 
rev'er  ent 
stead'i  ly 
an'a  lyze 
Mis  sou'ri 

phys'ic  al 
chas'ten  ing 
lon'gi  tude 
Wednesday 
cu'po  la 

For  to  Ri'co 
dis'ci  pline 
bar'ba  rous 
bi'cy  cle 
dec  la  ra'tion 

* 

LESSON 

160.    REVIEW 

mis'er  y 
mon'strous 
troupe 
thyme 

ap  pren'tice 
Ha  van'a 
ap  par'el 
mas'ti  cate 

co  lo'ni  al 
Mac  ken'zie 
nar  cot'ic 
fur'nace 

Ma  gel'lan 
O'gle  thorpe 
independ'enc< 
Rob'ert  Ful'tc 

scene  Mar  quette'     mag'ni  fy          gallant  ly 


SIXTH  YEAR. 


SIXTH   YEAR 

LESSON   1.     DICTATION 
WILLIAM  CULLEN  BRYANT 

Bryant  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  November  3,  1 794. 
As  a  boy  he  was  frail  and  delicate.  He  began  writing 
poems  quite  early  in  youth.  His 
father,  who  was  a  physician,  wanted 
him  to  study  his  own  profession. 
After  leaving  College,  however,  he 
began  studying  law.  Not  liking 
this,  he  gave  it  up  for  literary  work 
on  a  New  York  magazine,  and  soon 
after  became  one  of  the  editors  of 
the  New  York  Evening  Post.  From 
this  time  on  journalism  was  his  pro- 
fession. He  lived  in  New  York 

City,  and  his  white  beard  and  sharp  eyes  were  a  familiar 
sight  on  the  streets.  He  died  at  New  York  June  12, 
1878,  and  was  buried  at  Roslin,  L.  I.,  where  he  had  a 
beautiful  country  home  called  "  Cedarmere." 


a  bol'ish 

dam'ask  bux'om 

kai'ser  ra'di  ance 

sa'ber  (or  bre)  tac'tics 
bis'cuit  chil'blain 


LESSON  2 

back'wards      cab'i  net 
gai'ter 
had'dock 
di'a  monds 
chest'nut 


objection 
ap  par'ent 
ar'gu  ment 
com  bi  na'tion 
ac  cu'mu  late 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  3 

ca  det' 

hal'yard 

deaf'en  ing 

gallant  ry 

ea'sel 

lan'guid 

i  den'tic  al 

vac'cine 

tan'dem 

dis  hon'or 

tam'a  ble 

dys  pep'si  a 

chaise 

oc'cu  py 

re  flec'tion 

mis'chiev  ous 

ef  face' 

ci'pher 

dec'i  mal 

Get'tys  burg 

LESSON  4 

a  base' 

badg'er 

ea'ger  ly 

ba'con 

ca  boose' 

gal'lows 

baffle 

fag'ot 

ham'per 

la  ment' 

id'i  ot 

con  tempt' 

paPate 

tho'rax 

breakfast 

tax'a  ble 
vag'a  bond 
con  ven'ient 
gym  nas'tic 
Ap  pa  lach'i  an 


LESSON  5 


feat,    an  exploit 
feet,    plural  of  foot 
hall,    a  large  room 
haul,  to  pull  or  drag 
ale,     a  malt  liquor 
ail,      to  be  sick 


pause, 

paws, 

made, 

maid, 

need, 


to  stop 

feet  of  a  beast 

manufactured 

a  young  girl 

to  be  in  want  of 


knead,  to  work  dough 


LESSON   6.     DICTATION 

Truth,  crushed  to  earth,  shall  rise  again; 

The  eternal  years  of  God  are  hers; 
But  Error,  wounded,  writhes  in  pain, 

And  dies  among  his  worshippers. 

From  "  The  Battle- Field."  —BRYANT. 


SIXTH  YEAR. 

53 

LESSON  7 

a  foul' 
factor 
gen'tian 
par'a  pet 
cythe 

Bal  e  ar'ic 
fer'ret 
gen  teel' 
lev'el  ing 
dah'lia 

gen'i  us 
in  ci'sors 
sar  cas'tic 
pos  ses'sive 
colo'nel 

im  mor'tal 
par  ti'tion 
re  bel'lion 
Sar  din'i  a 
tes'ta  ment 

LESSON  8 

barb 
ges'ture 
har'ass 
im  pale' 
sar'dine 

fer'ven  cy 
Ge  ne'va 
nar  cot'ic 
ten'dons 
cush'ion 

fed'er  al  ist 
Gib  ral'tar 
plan'tain 
di  am'e  ter 
pre  served' 

Bab  el  Man'deb 
im  par'tial 
trans  ac'tion 
ex  cla  ma'tion 
in  ter  jec'tion 

LESSON  9 

a'gen  cy 
jock'ey 
neu'ter 
satire 
gyp'sy 

bar'ley 
Ma  dei'ra 
re  cep'tion 
for'eign 
re  pub'lic 

bar'rack 
fes  toon' 
im  per'a  tive 
e  con'o  my 
pes'ti  lence 

cap  tiv'i  ty 
im  per'ti  nent 
Rhode  Is'land 
men  ag'er  ie 
rea'son  a  ble 

LESSON  10 

balk'y 
de  bar' 
palm'y 
al'most 

ballast 
ig  nite' 
wa'fer 
as'ter  isk 

gar'land 
jan'i  tor 
yan'kee 
con  fu'sion 

fal'si  fy 
ig  no'ble 
teach'a  ble 
else'where 

ex  alt' 

head'ache 

in  her'it 

lat'i  tude 

54 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  11.     DICTATION 

Come,  let  us  plant  the  apple-tree. 
Cleave  the  tough  greensward  with  the  spade; 
Wide  let  its  hollow  bed  be  made ; 
There  gently  lay  the  roots,  and  there 
Sift  the  dark  mould  with  kindly  care. 


—BRYANT. 


LESSON  12 

ac  quire' 

ballet 

il  le'gal 

cal'cu  late 

ac'tor 

de  bate' 

jave'lin 

fa  mil'iar  ly 

ran'cid 

gaud'y 

pam'phlet 

mack'in  tosh 

mon'arch 

ge  ol'o  gy 

te'di  ous 

val'en  tine 

lla'ma 

med'i  cine 

nec'es  sa  ry 

me  lo'di  ous 

LESSON  13 

ac  cede' 

ac  cord' 

cam  paign' 

ill  na'tured 

debit 

ballot 

jeal'ous 

il  lus'trate 

gauge 

pan  'el 

mag  a  zine' 

tee  to'tal  er 

um'pire 

con'scious 

ran'som 

ab  dom'i  nal 

vaPet 

quo'tient 

par'al  lei 

pe  tro'le  um 

LESSON  14 

fau'cet 

cam'phor 

debt'or 

im  ag  i  na'tion 

gav'el 

panic 

ra'pi  er 

tem'po  ra  ry 

mag'ic 

sa'line 

val'iant  ly 

un  der  standing 

e  lude' 

fas'ci  nate 

con  tin'ue 

Ap'en  nines 

ex  panse' 

sentence 

rasp'ber  ry 

to-mor'row 

SIXTH  YEAR. 


55 


LESSON  15 

de  cease' 
e'dict 
rap'ine 
ten'ant 

band'age 
im  bibe' 
nau'se  a 
val'or 

ca  na'ry 
gay'e  ty 
lar'ce  ny 
con  ta'gi 

sew'ing 

um  brel'la 

Wednes 

ed'i  fice 
fa'vor  it  ism 
par'a  graph 


LESSON   16.     DICTATION 

What  plant  we  in  this  apple-tree? 
Fruits  that  shall  swell  in  sunny  June, 
And  redden  in  the  August  noon, 
And  drop,  when  gentle  airs  come  by, 
That  fan  the  blue  September  sky. 


dam'ask          bux'om 
kai'ser  ra'di  ance 

sa'ber(or  bre)dis  hon'or 
ea'sel  fag'ot 

ba'con  id'i  ot 


LESSON  17.     REVIEW 

had'dock 
deaf'en  ing 


i  den'tic  al 
tam'a  ble 
gen'i  us 


—BRYANT. 


ap  par'ent  ly 
vac'cine 
dys  pep'si  a 
mis'chiev  ous 
gym  nas'tic 


pal'ate 
gen'tian 
ges'ture 
har'ass 


LESSON  18.     REVIEW 

sar'dine          in  ci'sors 

pos  ses'sive 
fed'er  al  ist 


Bal  e  ar'ic 
gen  teel' 
lev'el  ing 


Gib  ral'tar 


fer'ven  cy       plan'tain 


par  ti'tion 
Sar  din'i  a 
tes'ta  ment 
Rhode  Island 
men  ag'er  ie 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


neu'ter 

sat'ire 

balk'y 

palm'y 

ran'cid 


LESSON  19.     REVIEW 

nar  cot'ic          bar'rack 

im  per'a  live 
pes'ti  lence 
jan'i  tor 


ballast 

wa'fer 

as'ter  isk 

ge  ol'o  gy         javelin 


fa  mil'iar  ly 
me  lo'di  ous 
tee  to'tal  er 
ab  dom'i  nal 
im  ag  i  na'tion 


LESSON  20.     REVIEW 


debit 

con'scious 

pam'phlet 

tem'po  ra  ry 

fau'cet 

cam'phor 

mag  a  zine' 

Ap'en  nines 

gav'el 

fas'ci  nate 

debt'or 

ed'i  fice 

rap'ine 

nau'se  a 

gay'e  ty 

fa'vor  it  ism 

ten'ant 

val'or 

lar'ce  ny 

sal'i  va  ry 

LESSON  21.     DICTATION 

Slow  pass  our  days 

In  childhood,  and  the  hours  of  light  are  long 
Betwixt  the  morn  and  eve ;  with  swifter  lapse 
They  glide  in  manhood,  and  in  age  they  fly; 
Till  days  and  seasons  flit  before  the  mind 
As  flit  the  snow-flakes  in  a  winter  storm. 


From  "The  Old  Man's  Counsel.' 


affront' 
rav'age 
e'qual  ly 
scour'ing 
ban'quet 


LESSON  22 

ban'tam 
gen'i  al 
sar'casm 
Te  cum'seh 
cel'er  y 


cap  size' 
fend'er 
ob  ser  va'tion 
Prov'i  dence 
•at'mos  phere 


— BRYANT. 


el'e  gance 
im'mi  grate 
laud'a  ble 
ter'ror  ize 
wa'ter-mel  on 


SIXTH  YEAR. 

57 

LESSON  23 

band'box 
decent 
lar'ynx 
ten'or 
ex  panse' 

can'cer           e  jac'u  late 
e  lapse'           im'i  tate 
gen'der          rap'ture 
buf'fa  loes     un  grate/ful 
chir'rup          cir'cu  lar 

can'di  date 
ef  fec'tu  al  ly 
mag'net  ism 
par'don  a  ble 
di'a  phragm 

' 

LESSON  24 

a  droit' 
las'so 
waffle 
gen'u  ine 
er'mine 

ban'dit           can'o  py 
ca  nine'          pa  ren'tal 
war'rant         ter'race 
dis  ci'ples       waltz'ing 
e  qua'tor        e  qui  later  al 

ob  nox'ious 
ter'mi  nal 
tap'es  try 
zeal'ous  ly 
con  tent'ed 

LESSON  25 

can  teen' 
rat  tan' 
u'ni  ty 
sal'a  ble 
writh'ing 

lat'tice             feign'ing 
ter'ri  bly         par'son  age 
ter  rif'ic          col'o  nists 
in  def  'i  nite    ge  og'ra  phy 
false'ly            hem'i  sphere 

e  lec'tric  al 
im  men'si  ty 
al  i  men'ta  ry 
beau'te  ous 
ker  o  sene' 

LESSON  26.     DICTATION 

Let  us,  then,  be  up  and  doing, 
With  a  heart  for  any  fate  ; 
Still  achieving,  still  pursuing, 
Learn  to  labor  and  to  wait. 

From  "  A 

Psalm  of  Life."                                                 —LONGFELLOW. 

COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


kill,     to  take  life 

kiln,    an  oven 

knot,  a  tie 

not,    word  meaning. denial 

dey,    an  Algerian  ruler 

day,    twenty-four  hours 


LESSON  27 

waste,  to  squander 

waist,  middle  part  of  body 

bee,  a  small  insect 

be,  to  exist 

hour,  sixty  minutes 

our,  a  pronoun 


LESSON  28 

car'bine  base'ball  bar'ri  er 

Cai'ro  Hague  ded'i  cate 

fetid  im  press'  im  por'tance 

tes'ti  fy  mack'er  el  or'na  ments 

li'lacs  San  Ju  an'  nav'i  gate 


a  gree'a  bly 
el'e  vate 
im'ple  ment 
Si  er'ra  Ne  va'da 
rec  i  ta'tion 


a'gue 
fe'ver 


Dec'can 
mal'ice 


me  rid'i  an    sau'sage 
Jav'a  or'chard 

saw'yers      joc'u  lar 


LESSON  29 

rec  om  mend' 
Hi  a  wath'a 
pe  cul'iar 
sub  trac'tion 
sur  viv'ors 


im  pris'on  ment 
re  spect'ful  ly 
pas'sion  ate 
trib'u  ta  ries 
Schuyl'kill 


airing 
ca  ress' 
fi'brous 
sa'vor 
yacht 


aim'less 
de  duct' 
Mai  tese' 
tex'tile 
wool'ly 


LESSON  30 

base'ment 
im'pulse 
en  chant'ment 
rec  ol  lect' 
sep'a  rate 


oc  cur'rence 
pass'port 
a  bom'i  na  ble 
Los  An'ge  les 
An'des  Mts, 


SIXTH  YEAR.  39 

LESSON  31.     DICTATION 
ELI  WHITNEY 

Eli  Whitney  was  born  in  Massachusetts,  in  1765.  He 
was  a  bright  boy,  saved  his  money,  and  entered  Yale 
College  when  twenty-three  years  old.  After  graduating, 
he  went  to  Georgia  to  teach.  While  there,  he  noticed 
how  difficult  it  was  to  separate  the  seed  from  the  cotton. 
He  began  thinking  it  over,  and,  in  a  short  time,  invented 
the  cotton-gin.  This  machine  could  do  the  work  of 
many  hands,  and  it  made  cotton  the  most  important 
product  of  the  Southern  States.  Nearly  all  the  profits 
of  his  invention  were  used  in  defending  his  rights  in  the 
courts  against  unprincipled  men,  who  claimed  his  ideas. 
He  died  at  New  Haven,  Conn.,  January,  1825. 


LESSON  32 


De  troit' 
fib'u  la 
tex'ture 
leav'en 
au'burn 


al'cove 
de  face' 
ker'sey 
Par/a  guay 
Thib'et 


al'bum 
ca  rouse' 
mer'ci  ful 

a  larm'ing 
em  bar'go 
o'dor  ous 

laun'der 

mam'moth 

bus'i  ness 

pit'i  a  ble 

LESSON  33 

Ca'diz 

in  de'cent 

fic'kle 
pas'ture 
cen'tu  ry 
sullied 

man'age 
le'gal  ly 
choc'o  late 
scap'u  la 

car  na'tion 
har  mo'ni  ous 
as  par'a  gus 
in  ci  den'tal 
Liv'er  pool 


lec'tur  er 
Ven  e  zue'la 
de  clar'a  tive 
sep'a  rat  ed 
scav'en  ger 


60  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  34 

al'der  be  calm'  cartridge  car'ti  lage 

Belfast  fic'tion  hate'ful  ly  in  de  pend'ent 

pa  ter'nal  Ma  lac'ca  frol'ick  ing  Dar  da  nelles' 

frig'id  gov'ern  or  em  bar'rass  ex  pres'sion 

re  cov'er  sched'ule  pan  ere  at'ic  Arc'tic  Cir'cle 

LESSON  35 

al'leys  be  daub'  ca'se  ine  al  le'vi  ate 

fiend  kid'nap  De  ca'tur  em  bel'lish 

Ma  lay'  ging'ham  pros'per  ous  hip  po  pot'a  mu; 

hy'phen    .  ho  ri'zon  neg'li  gent  haugh'ti  ly 

sen'si  ble  sal'a  ries  rec  re  a'tion  In  di  an  ap'o  lis 

LESSON  36.     DICTATION 

And  I,  with  faltering  footsteps,  journey  on, 
Watching  the  stars  that  roll  the  hours  away, 

Till  the  faint  light  that  guides  me  now  is  gone, 
And,  like  another  life,  the  glorious  day 

Shall  open  o'er  me  from  the  empyreal  height, 

With  warmth,  and  certainty,  and  boundless  light, 

— BRYANT. 
LESSON  37.     REVIEW 


rav'age 

ban'tam 

Prov'i  dence 

im'mi  grate 

de'cent 

can'cer 

e  jac'u  late 

ter'ror  ize 

lar'ynx 

gen'der 

im'i  tate 

mag'net  ism 

gen'u  irie 

war'  rant 

can'o  py 

par'don  a  ble 

rat  tan' 

dis  ci'ples 

ter'race 

ob  nox'ious 

SIXTH  YEAR. 


6l 


LESSON  38.     REVIEW 


sal'a  ble 

kiln 

Cai'ro 

mal'ice 

Jav'a 

fi'brous 
sa'vor 
De  troit' 
tex'ture 
leav'en 


ker'sey 
Par'a  guay 
pa  ter'nal 
alleys 
sen'si  ble 


lattice 
in  def'i  nite 
base'ball 
San  Ju  an' 
me  rid'i  an 

feign'ing 
par'son  age 
col'o  nists 
nav'i  gate 
rec'om  mend 

tap'es  try 
zeal'ous  ly 
al  i  ment'a  ry 
beau'te  ous 
rec  i  ta'tion 

LESSON 

39.    REVIEW 

Hi  a  wath'a 
Mai  tese' 

pe  cul'iar 
sur  viv'ors 

trib'u  ta  ries 
a  bom'i  na  ble 

mer'ci  ful 

rec  ol  lect' 

in  ci  den'tal 

sullied 
be  calm' 

o'dor  ous 
pit'i  a  ble 

Liv'er  pool 
Ven  e  zue'la 

LESSON  40.     REVIEW 

Ma  lac'ca  froPick  ing 

sched'ule  ca'se  ine 

be  daub'  ging'ham 

pros'per  ous  neg'li  gent 

sal'a  ries  rec  re  a'tion 


sep'a  rat  ed 
car'ti  lage 
em  bar'rass 
pan  ere  at'ic 
In  di  an  ap'o  lis 


LESSON  41.     DICTATION 
Ah !  'twere  a  lot  too  blest 
Forever  in  thy  colored  shades  to  stray; 
Amid  the  kisses  of  the  soft  southwest 
To  roam  and  dream  for  aye ; 
And  leave  the  vain,  low  strife 

That  makes  men  mad — the  tug  for  wealth  and  power — 
The  passions  and  the  cares  that  wither  life, 
And  waste  its  little  hour. 

From  "Autumn  Woods."  —BRYANT. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


em  bez'zle  bee'tle 

gird'er  Mad'ras 

hav'oc  pau'per 

jos'tle  civ'il  ized 

ab'scess  ba  na'na 


LESSON  42 

Cas'pi  an  al  low'a  ble 

scrim'mage  up  roar'i  oiis 

tel  e  graph'ic  in  di  vid'u  al 

pop  u  la'tion  man'tel-piece 

hos'pi  ta  ble  pal  pi  ta'tion 


LESSON  43 

ac'id 

fil'ter 

cash'mere 

haw'thorn 
in  dorse' 
pay'a  ble 
rec'ti  fy 

in'do  lent 
pa  vil'ion 
cham'ois 
scrip  'tu  re 

giz'zard 
ex  ist'ence 
La  fa  yette' 
self-de  ni'al 

LESSON  44 

ad  here' 
de  fence' 
man'go 
pea'cock 

gla'zier 
Leip'sic 
neu'tral 
sculp'tor 

cath'o  lie 
peace'a  ble 
sur  ren'der 
Feb'ru  a  ry 

Cal  cutta 
de  fect'ive 
diph  the'ri  a 
em  i  gra'tion 
bar'ren  ness 


Fin  is  terre' 
in  duce'ment 
re  ar  range'ment 
salt  pe'ter  (or  tre^ 
gnarled        ex  te'ri  or      pos  si  bil'i  ty     Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 


LESSON  45 

brayed,   uttered  a  harsh  cry 

braid,      to  plait 

brewed,  did  brew 

brood,     a  flock  of  young  birds 

choose,   to  select 

chews,     grinds  with  the  teeth 


higher,  more  elevatec 
hire,       to  employ 
knew,    did  know 
new,      not  old 
hoes,      does  hoe 
hose,     rubber  tubing 


SIXTH  YEAR.  0 

LESSON  46.     DICTATION 

There  is  a  land,  of  every  land  the  pride, 
Beloved  of  heaven  o'er  all  the  world  beside. 

Where  shall  that  land,  that  spot  on  earth,  be  found  ? 

Art  thou  a  man  ? — a  patriot  ? — look  around ! 
O  thou  shalt  find,  howe'er  thy  footsteps  roam, 
That  land,  thy  country — that  spot,  thy  home. 


LESSON  47 

Ghent  em'pha  sis  a  dor' a  ble 

cav'ern  em'per  or  in  dul'gent 

health'y  isth'mus  Ja  mai'ca 

sea'man  u'sage  ad  ver'si  ty 

man'gy  Be'ring  be  grudge' 


Rog  er  Williams 
cau'tious  ly 
lon'gi  tude 
ad  min  is  tra'tion 
re  deem 'a  ble 


LESSON  48 

Gen'o  a 

fi  nance' 

ma'ni  ac 

hearse 
pel'vis 
bel'fry 
thiev'ish 

in'fan  cy 
liq'uor 
glu'ey 
helm 

ne  ces'si  ty 
pe  cul'iar 
en  am'or 
ad  vis'a  ble 

en  croach'ment 
lo  co  mo'tive 
official 
re  duc'tion 
sea'son  a  ble 


LESSON  49 

•se  crete'  ped'es  tal  in  fe'ri  or 

De'i  ty  glu'ten  af 'flu  ent 

cen'tral  in'fi  del  lei'sure 

fiord  in  fer'nal  man'u  al 

pen'i  tent  nui'sance  ob  lique'ly 


leg'is  la  tor 
ref  er  ee' 
ag  gress'or 
en  dear'ment 
per  pen  dic'u  lar 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  50.     DICTATION 

William  McKinley  was  born  in  Niles,  Ohio,  Jan.  29, 
1843.  He  served  in  the  army  for  three  years  during  the 
Civil  War,  after  which  he  studied  law 
and  settled  in  Canton,  Ohio,  where  he 
resided  until  his  death  and  where  he 
is  buried.  He  was  a  member  of  Con- 
gress, 1876-90;  governor  of  Ohio, 
1892-96;  elected  President  of  the 
United  States,  1896;  re-elected,  1900. 
He  died  in  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  14, 
1901,  from  a  wound  inflicted  by  an 
assassin.  President  McKinley's  life 
was  inspired  by  the  principle  of  "doing  right."  His  noble 
character  gained  for  him  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the 
nation. 

LESSON  51 


al  lude' 

yearn'ing 

al  bu'men 

in  tel'li  gent 

Al'tai 

be  numb' 

challenge 

con  fi  den'tial 

cy'cler 

dis  gorge' 

en  dur'ance 

en  er  get'ic 

for'ceps 

he  role 

Him  a'la  ya 

in  flec'tion 

tin'sel 

Venice 

wil'ful  (or  will)* 

!  veg  e  ta'tion 

al'oes 
Cey  Ion' 
dou'ble 
fix'ture 
heif'er 


be  quest' 
del'uge 
en'mi  ty 
fre'quent 
pla  teau' 


LESSON  52 

cham'pi  on 
de  liv'er  y 
fish'er  y 
gel'a  tine 
nau'ti  cal 


con  found'ed 
en  force'ment 
gor'geous  ly 
in  flu  en'tial 
punc  tu  a'tion 


*  See  note,  page  189. 


SIXTH  YEAR. 

LESSON  53 

li'bel 

knot'ty 
Per'sian 
sei'zure 

jo'vi  al 
Lon'don 
qual'i  fy 
se  lec'tion 

lib'er  al 
pac'i  fy 
se  cu'ri  ty 
thresh'old 

rhu'barb 

sand'wich 

to  ma'  to 

man  u  fac'ture 
om'ni  bus 
pen  e  tra'tion 
ven'om  ous 
sem'i  cir  cle 


ze'bra 
al'um 
be  seech' 
frac'ture 
gouge 


LESSON  54 

ac  com'plish  boast'ful  ly      com  mence'ment 

Ben  gal'  a  maze'ment  Am'ster  dam 

char'coal  den'si  ty          con  fes'sion 

her'ring  ju'bi  lee  in  form'ant 

salm'on  shep'herd        Ten  nes  see' 


LESSON  55.     DICTATION 

The  working  men,  whate'er  their  task, 
Who  carve  the  stone  or  bear  the  hod, 

They  wear  upon  their  honest  brows 
The  royal  stamp  and  seal  of  God; 

And  worthier  are  their  drops  of  sweat 
Than  diamonds  in  a  coronet. 


LESSON  56 


license 
loy'al 
sluice 

op'e  ra 
pen'sion 
stand'ard 

sen'si  bly 
re  leas'ing 
sue  ces'sor 

nom'i  na  tive 
Pe'ters  burg 
re  fine'ment 

wav'y 
sex'ton 

un  rav'el 
sin'ew  y 

ti'di  ness 
to  bac'co 

ven  ti  la'tion 
stim'u  la  ting 

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LESSON  57.     REVIEW 

gird'er  pau'per  scrim'mage  tel  e  graphic 

hav'oc  pa  vil'ion  cash'mere  man'tel-piece 

haw'thorn  gla'zier  La  fa  yette'  hos'pi  ta  ble 

ad  here'  neu'tral  peace'a  ble  Cal  cut'ta 

man'go  braid  sculp'tor  pos  si  biPi  ty 


LESSON  58.     REVIEW 


Ghent 
man'gy 
Gen'o  a 
thiev'ish 
se  crete' 


em'pha  sis  a  dor'a  ble 
em'per  or  in  dul'gent 
us'age 
glu'ey 


glu'ten 


fi  nance' 
ma'ni  ac 
ped'es  tal 


Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 
ad  min  is  tra'tion 
re  deem'a  ble 
en  am'or 
of  fi'cial 


LESSON  59.     REVIEW 

De'i  ty  lei'sure  ref  er  ee'  leg'is  la  tor 

cen'tral          he  ro'ic  al  bu'men  ag  gress'or 

cy'cler  Ven'ice  challenge  con  fi  den'tial 

for'ceps  wil'ful  (or  will)  en  er  get'ic  gor'geous  ly 

en'mi  ty         gel'a  tine  veg  e  ta'tion  in  flu  en'tial 


LESSON   60.     REVIEW 


Ceylon 
al'oes 

jo'vi  al 
se  lec'tion 

pac'i  fy 
thresh'old 

double 

sei'zure 

con  fes'sion 

al'um 

li'cense 

sue  ces'sor 

wav'y 

char'coal 

ti'di  ness 

man  u  fac'ture 
ven'om  ous 
den'si  ty 
nom'i  na  tive 
ven  ti  la'tion 


SIXTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  61,     DICTATION 

The  cold  came  upon  us  gradually.  The  first  thing 
that  really  struck  me  was  the  freezing  up  of  our  water- 
casks,  and  our  inability  to  put  the  tincup  down  for  a 
five  minutes'  pause  without  having  its  contents  made 
solid.  For  a  long  time  we  had  collected  our  water  from 
the  fresh  pools  of  the  icebergs  and  floes ;  now  we  had  to 
quarry  out  the  blocks  in  flinty,  glassy  lumps,  and  then 
melt  it  in  tins  for  our  daily  drink. 

From  "  Incidents  of  Arctic  Travel."  — ELISHA  KENT  KANE. 

LESSON  62 


am'ply 

chemist 

Vi  en'na 

de  port'ment 

\vea'sel 

hom'i  ny 

a'mi  a  ble 

en  gage'ment 

a'pex 

chief'tain 

junc'tion 

hon'or  a  ble 

hin'der 

shrewd'ly 

cem'e  ter  y 

con  tri  bu'tion 

chip'munk 

ab  do'men 

del'i  cate 

cup'board 

flex'ors 

Hong  Ko 

per  spire' 

ref  u  gee' 

pe  ruse' 

ma  roon' 

chyme 

am'bush 

er'ring 

fore'head 

LESSON  63 

ig      lem  on  ade' 
tilPa  ble 
hope'less  ly 
be  reave' 
gallant  ly 

LESSON  64 


chyle 

quad'rant 

op'er  ate 

hon'ey 

Chi  nese' 

se  ver'i  ty 

cho'rus 

rein'deer 

re  greeting 

slough 

flat'ter  y 

flash'i  ness 

leop'ard 

knap'sack 

mir'a  cle 

mar'ket  a  ble 
re  frig'er  a  tor 
col'o  nize 
in  gen'ious 
in  hab'i  tants 


non  sen'si  cal 
nom'i  nate        * 
de  pos'i  tor 
vig'or  ous  ly 
nat'u  ral  ist 


68  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  65 

An'dre  wee'vil  civ'il  ly  wea'ri  some 

bil'let  bal'ance  u  ten'sil  Ti  con  der  o'ga 

chow'der  de  scent'  e  pis'tle  sep'a  rate  ly 

gor'y  in  hale'  reg'u  late  ser'vice  a  ble 

sal'ad  triv'i  al  whis'pered  veg'e  ta  bles 

LESSON  66.     DICTATION 

He  who,  from  zone  to  zone, 

Guides  through  the  boundless  sky  thy  certain  flight, 
In  the  long  way  that  I  must  tread  alone, 

Will  lead  my  steps  aright. 

From  "  To  a  Waterfowl."  —BRYANT. 

LESSON  67 

bi'ped  for'age  per'ma  nent  per  se  ver'ance 

col  lide'  peril  ous  speed'i  ly  ad  ven'tur  ous 

an'tic  blem'ish  com  pos'er  des  ti  na'tion 

sus  pense'  buck'skin  dill  gence  frolic  some 

cash  ier'  bay'o  nets  ap  par'el  Del'a  ware 

LESSON  68 

prince,  title  of  nobility  stairs,  a  series  of  steps 

prints,   impression  from  types  stares,  gazes  at 

please,  to  give  pleasure  maize,  Indian  corn 

pleas,    excuses  maze,    perplexity 

moan,    to  lament  bade,    commanded 

mown,  cut  down  bad,      evil 


SIXTH  YEAR.  69 

LESSON  69 

ze'ro  weight'y  voy'a  ger  vivid  ly 

syr'inge  sur'geon  re  pay'ment  pleas'ur  a  ble 

bri  gade'  nu'mer  al  op  po'nent  con  grat'u  late 

dra'ma  a'pri  cot  en  list'ment  Corn  wal'lis 

Cay  enne'  fa  tigued'  haz'ard  ous  in  ter  ro  ga'tion 

LESSON  70 

ap  pease'  briefly  dis  en  gage'  e  nor'mi  ty 

flor'id  floun'der  in  ter'pret  op  po  si'tion 

ju'ry  mock'ery  hur'ri  cane  no'ticeable 

rig'id  skir'mish  trans  lat'ed  trans  por  ta'tion 

bal'co  ny  de  li'cious  ig'no  ranee  hand'ker  chief 

LESSON  71.    DICTATION 

Wild  was  the  day;  the  wintry  sea 

Moaned  sadly  on  New  England's  strand, 

When  first  the  thoughtful  and  the  free, 
Our  fathers,  trod  the  desert  land ! 

They  little  thought  how  pure  a  light, 

With  years,  should  gather  round  that  day; 

How  love  should  keep  their  memories  bright, 
How  wide  a  realm  their  sons  should  sway. 

Green  are  their  bays ;  but  greener  still 

Shall  round  their  spreading  fame  be  wreathed, 

And  regions,  now  untrod,  shall  thrill 

With  reverence  when  their  names  are  breathed. 

From  "  The  Twenty-second  of  December."  — BRYANT. 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   72 


bil'low 
mer'it 
wir'y 
ar'dor 
car'cass 

a  cutely 
sheriff 
shuffle 
shy'ly 
em'i  grate 

cur'ren  cy 
sol'i  ta  ry 
shrub'ber  y 
re  lent'less 
Ha  van'a 

hor  i  zon'tal 
trou'ble  some 
ac  tiv'i  ty 
per  se  cu'tion 
in  di  ges'tion 

LESSON  73 

bi  sect' 
blight 
deuce 
cit'ron 
cy'clone 

chap'el 
blam'a  ble 
bish'op 
dentine 
bach'e  lor 

change'a  ble 
mas'ter  ly 
Cham  plain' 
en  joy'a  ble 
Col  o  ra'do 

Mar  seilles' 
mar'tyr  dom 
Ed'in  burgh 
hid'e  ous 
ag'ri  cul  ture 

LESSON  74 

hew'er 
lev'ee 

hop'ple 
Mar'mo  ra 

injustice 
mar'vel  ous 

ma  ter'nal 
mas'cu  line 

o'nyx 
pin'cers 
gey'ser 

o  paque' 
pha'e  ton 
fiercely 

per  cent'age 
per  sua'sion 
in  i'tial 

mat'ri  mo  ny 
sym'pa  thy 
e  lee  tric'i  ty 

LESSON  75 

sure'ty 
ush'er 
U'ral 

tim'id  ly 
whin'ny 
tinc'ture 

su  preme'ly 
whis'tling 
re  hearse' 

who  so  ev'er 
Yo  ko  ha'ma 
re  li'a  ble 

se'rum 
lla'nos 

pheas'ant 
pyr'a  mid 

lighthouse 
me  mo'ri  al 

in  ju'ri  ous 
rhi  noc'er  os 

SIXTH  YEAR.  7 1 

LESSON   76.     DICTATION 

NATHAN  HALE 

One  of  the  saddest  incidents  of  the  Revolutionary 
War  was  the  execution  of  Nathan  Hale,  at  New  York, 
September  21,  1776.  While  military  operations  were 
going  on  around  New  York  City,  Washington  sent  him 
inside  the  British  lines  to  gather  information.  He  per- 
formed his  work  with  great  skill  and  was  about  to  depart 
for  the  American  headquarters,  when  he  was  arrested  as 
a  spy.  He  was  tried,  found  guilty,  and,  by  order  of  Sir 
William  Howe,  was  executed  the  next  morning.  He 
died  lamenting  that  he  had  but  one  life  that  he  could 
offer  up  for  his  beloved  country.  A  statue  was  erected 
to  his  memory  in  New  York  City  in  1893. 


LESSON  77.    REVIEW 


mer'it 

wir'y 

cit'ron 

cy'clone 

lev'ee 


sheriff 
shy'ly 
blam'a  ble 
den'tine 
bach'e  lor 


cur Yen  cy 
Ha  van'a 
change'a  ble 
Col  o  ra'do 
hid'e  ous 


hor  i  zon'tal 
in  di  ges'tion 
Mar  settles' 
mar'tyr  dom 
mar'vel  ous 


LESSON  78.     REVIEW 

o'nyx  o  paque'  in  i'tial  sym'pa  thy 

gey'ser  pha'e  ton  su  preme'ly  e  lee  tric'i  ty 

sure'ty  pheas'ant  me  mo'ri  al  Yo  ko  ha'ma 

se'rum  pyr'a  mid  dePi  cate  rhi  noc'er  os 

lla'nos  chieftain  cem'etery  hon'orable 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


wea'sel 

chyme 

er'ring 

slough 

gor'y 


LESSON  79.     REVIEW 

col'o  nize  se  ver'i  ty         re  frig'er  a  tor 

fore'head  mir'a  cle  cup'board 

quad'rant  in  gen'ious 

leop'ard  rein'deer 

wee'vil  civ'il  ly 


non  sen'si  cal 
nat'u  ral  ist 
Ti  con  der  o'ga 


LESSON  80,     REVIEW 


sal'ad  cash  ier' 

for'age  bay'o  nets 

syr'inge  fa  tigued' 

Cay  enne'  de  li'cious 

bade  Del'a  ware 


bal'ance 
ap  par'el 
e  pis'tle 
haz'ard  ous 
hur'ri  cane 


veg'e  ta  bles 
sep'a  rate  ly 
ser'vice  a  ble 
per  se  ver'ance 
pleas'ur  a  ble 


LESSON  81.     DICTATION 

Stand  here  by  my  side  and  turn,  I  pray, 
On  the  lake  below  thy  gentle  eyes ; 

The  clouds  hang  over  it,  heavy  and  gray, 
And  dark  and  silent  the  water  lies ; 

And  out  of  that  frozen  mist  the  snow 

In  wavering  flakes  begins  to  flow. 

From  ' «  The  Snow-shower. ' '  —BRYANT. 


hov'el 

di'al 

blouse 

bob'bin 

stom'ach 


Glas'gow 
clean'ly 
block  ade' 
clav'i  cle 
sur  veysr 


LESSON  82 

fledge'ling 
Chip'pe  wa 
a  dorn'ment 
des'o  late 
wholly 


en  ter  tain'ment 
e  nu'mer  ate 
ad  ver'bi  al 
en'vy  ing 
Val  pa  rai'so 


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LESSON  83 

ex  panels' 
jun'gle 
phlegm 
Thames 
bou  quet' 

in  sip'id         flex'i  ble 
lim'it  ed         mem'o  rize 
Sic'i  ly            re  lin'quish 
tinge'ing        ves'ti  bule 
al  pac'a         dig'ni  fied 

LESSON  84 

bod'ice 
do'nor 

an'guish        e'qual  ize 
De  So'to       ford'a  ble 

grim'y 
max'im 
cis'tern 

hos'tage        liter  a  ry 
pomp'ous      per  form'er 
dam'aged      ex  er'tion 

LESSON  85 

re  mit' 
top'ic 
clar'et 
fren'zy 

tor  pe'do       sig'na  ture 
ver'dict          Antwerp 
bod'kin          des'per  ate 
grace'ful        in'so  lence 

in  scrip'tion 
per  fec'tion 
to  bac'co  nist 
win'ter  green 
ac  com'mo  date 


col  lec'tion 
af  flic'tion 
Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 
re  luc'tance 
fash'ion  a  ble 


re  mem'brance 
book'keep  er 
ep  i  glottis 
lux  u'ri  ant 
ma  rine'        lan'guage     neg'li  gence     pa'tri  ot  ism 

LESSON   86.     DICTATION 

See  how  in  a  living  swarm  they  come 

From  the  chambers  beyond  that  misty  veil ; 

Some  hover  awhile  in  air,  and  some 

Rush  prone  from  the  sky  like  summer  hail. 

All,  dropping  swiftly  or  settling  slow, 

Meet,  and  are  still  in  the  depths  below. 

From  "The  Snow-shower,"  — BRYANT. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON   87 


bol'ster 

an'gu  lar 

an  noy'ance 

cus'tom  a  ry 

claim'ant 

cob'bler 

e'qui  nox 

de  tach'ment 

clink'ers 

gran'a  ry 

hour'glass 

in  stal'ment 

forfeit 

in'step 

Lu  cerne' 

er  ro'ne  ous 

sol'emn 

through  out' 

spec'ta  cle 

tel'e  g^raph 

LESSON  88 

liv'id  may'or  mer'chan  dise  per  fum'er  y 

plov'er          re  mov'al  Si  be'ri  an        '  sim'i  lar  ly 

slan'der        traf 'fie  tol  er  a'tion  with  draw'al 

To'ki  o         a  ban'don  an'nu  al  ly  an'swer  a  ble 

yielding       vict'uals  bel'lows  ac  quaint'ance 


bob'white 
de  vice' 
cob'web 
hos'tile 
cro  quet' 


Bor  deaux' 
anx'ious  ly 
col  lapse' 
med'ley 


LESSON  89 

col'lie 
des'ti  tute 
ap  pealing 
men'i  al 


de  signed'  ep'au  lets 


an  tag'o  nize 
e  soph'a  gus 
flim'si  ly 
in  sti  tu'tion 
cap'il  la  ries 


LESSON  90 

grown,  increased 
groan,   a  moaning  sound 
die,        to  expire 
dye,       to  color 
lie,          to  deceive 


clothes,  garments 
close,      to  shut 
bough,    a  limb  of  a  tree 
bow,       fore  part  of  a  ship 
dough,    unbaked  bread 


lye,        a  strong  liquid  doe,         a  female  deer 


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LESSON  91.     DICTATION 

At  length  little  Hugh  found  himself  completely  worn 
out  with  running  away  from  Mr.  Toil.  "Take  me  back! 
take  me  back ! "  cried  the  poor  fellow,  bursting  into  tears. 
"  If  there  is  nothing  but  Toil  all  the  world  over,  I  may 
just  as  well  go  back  to  the  schoolhouse." 

"Yonder  it   is;  there  is  the   schoolhouse,"  said  the 


stranger. 

From  "  Hugh  Idle  and  Mr.  Toil." 


a  wry' 
di  vorce' 
fru'gal 
men'ace 
gram'mar 


LESSON  92 

bom  bard'     Com'o  rin 
es  pe'cial       for'ci  bly 
huck'ster 
men'tal 


jew' el  ry 


ju've  nile 
lo  ca'tion 
lic'o  rice 


LESSON  93 


phon'ic 

mi  li'tia 

pro  por'tion 

que'ry 

re  new'al 

sim'pli  fy 

re  pairing 

trag'e  dy 

vet'er  an 

trans  act' 

ver'te  bra 

phar'ma  cy 

mar'tyrs 

prai'rie 

syl'la  ble 

in  sure' 
com  press' 
bo 'rax 
hov'er 
sys'tem 


for'ti  fy 
Brem'en 
com'plex 
lov'a  ble 
weap'ons 


LESSON  94 

es'ti  mate 
com  ple'tion 
es'tu  a  ry 
fourteenth 
a  cad'e  my 


— HAWTHORNE. 


de  tect'ive 
cour  a'geous 
mer'ri  ment 
per'ish  a  ble 
es  pe'cial  ly 


re  or'gan  ize 
sir 'up  (or  syr-) 
suf  fo  ca'tion 
in  struc'tion 
rec  tan'gu  lar 


de  ter  mi  na'tion 
ven'ti  la  tor 
de  test'a  ble 
in  tel  lec'tu  al 
sem'i  co  lo'n 


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LESSON  95 

Loire 
pique 
tutor 

mi'grate 
skep'tic 
ver'min 

op  presslve 
re  pealing 
wind'lass 

Phil'ip  pine 

skil'ful  ly 
ad'mir  a  ble 

auc'tion 
ce're  al 

av'e  nue 
ar'sen  ic 

con  ceive' 
bev'er  age 

cran'ber  ry 
a  pos'tro  ph 

LESSON  96.     DICTATION 

Then  doth  thy  sweet  and  quiet  eye 
Look  through  its  fringes  to  the  sky, 
I  would  that  thus,  when  I  shall  see 
The  hour  of  death  draw  near  to  me, 
Hope,  blossoming  within  my  heart, 
May  look  to  heaven  as  I  depart. 

From  "To  the  Fringed  Gentian."  — BRYANT. 


hov'el 

clean'ly 

Chip'pe  wa 

ad  ver'bi  al 

di'al 

clavl  cle 

des'o  late 

en'vy  ing 

jun'gle 

Sid  ly 

in  sipld 

to  bac'co  nist 

phlegm 

tingelng 

re  lin'quish 

e'qual  ize 

bodice 

pom'pous 

ves'ti  bule 

Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 

LESSON  98.     REVIEW 

do'nor 

maxim 

lifer  a  ry 

re  luc'tance 

clar'et 

fren'zy 

sig'na  ture 

ep  i  glottis 

bol'ster 

gran'a  ry 

in'so  lence 

lux  u'ri  ant 

claim'ant 

for'feit 

e'qui  nox 

cus'tom  a  ry 

livid    ' 

may'or 

in  stal'ment 

per  fum'er  y 

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LESSON  99.     REVIEW 


To'ki  o 

traffic 

Si  be'ri  an 

hos'tile 

Bor  deaux' 

an'swer  a  ble 

col'lie 
med'ley 
clothes 

anxious  ly 
es  pe'cial 
men'ace 

men'i  al 
flim'si  ly 
ju've  nile 

dough 
a  wry' 
que'ry 
mi  li'tia 
mar'tyrs 


LESSON  100.     REVIEW 

Brem'en 
skil'ful  ly 
es'tu  a  ry 
lov'a  ble 


tu'tor 
hov'er 
phar'ma  cy 
trag'e  dy 


sim'i  lar  ly 
ac  quaint'ance 
e  soph'a  gus 
cour  a'geous 
mer'ri  ment 


de  testa  ble 
Philip  pine 
sir'up  (or  syr-) 
ad'mir  a  ble 


ver'te  bra        a  cad'e  my          cran'ber  ry 


LESSON  101.     DICTATION 

In  the  war  with  Great  Britain  (1812-14)  the  British 
fleet  made  an  attack  on  Fort  McHenry,  a  short  distance 
below  Baltimore.  Francis  Scott  Key,  with  some  others, 
had  been  sent  from  Baltimore  on  a  vessel  to  the  British 
fleet,  to  ask  for  the  release  of  some  American  prisoners. 
The  British  admiral  declined  their  request,  and  began 
the  attack  in  the  afternoon,  continuing  it  into  the  night. 
Mr.  Key  and  his  friends  witnessed  the  bombardment 
from  their  vessel,  and  waited  in  painful  anxiety  during 
the  night.  In  the  early  dawn,  they  saw  the  flag  still 
floating  over  the  fort.  Mr.  Key,  in  the  fervor  of  the 
moment,  composed  our  beautiful  national  song,  "The 
Star  Spangled  Banner,"  and  wrote  it  upon  the  back  of 
an  envelope  which  he  took  from  his  pocket* 


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LESSON  102 


sane,   of  sound  reason                some, 

a  part  or  portion 

seine,  a  net 

sum, 

amount 

lone,    single 

slew, 

killed 

loan,    a  thing  lent 

slue, 

to  turn  about 

ewes,  female  sheep 

suit, 

to  please 

use,     to  make  use  of 

soot, 

black  chimney  dirt 

LESSON  103 

fran'tic         min'strel 

miPlionths 

phys  i  ol'o  gy 

phar'ynx       re  prieve' 

slanting  ly 

pick'er  el 

pierc'ing       pro  fess'or 

sloth'ful 

re  peat'ed  ly 

smoul'der    slov'en  ly 

syn  o'vi  a 

trans  lat'ed 

cau'tious      dra'per  y 

en  gi  neer' 

com  par'i  son 

LESSON  104 

tran'sient     vi'brate 

bond'age 

vil'lain  ous 

bru'in            Bor'ne  o 

al'ti  tude 

ad  vance'ment 

as'pen           bor'ough 

con  ceit'ed 

con  ceal'ment 

con  coct'       dis  a'ble 

e  ter'nal 

de  vour'ing 

rai'sins         ob'sta  cles 

hal'i  but 

in  ter  rog'a  tive 

LESSON  105 

di'a  ry           Ev'er  est 

fra'grance 

hun'dredths 

molars         no'ta  ry 

pow'er  ful 

Great  Brit'ain 

pla  card'       vi'o  late 

pin'na  cle 

pil'grim  age 

pi'ra  cy         dom'i  no 

pit'tance 

dic'tion  a  ry 

seiz'ing        mu'ci  lage 

pen'du  lum 

man  u  fac'tur  ing 

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LESSON  106.     DICTATION 

When  beechen  buds  begin  to  swell, 

And  woods  the  blue-bird's  warble  know, 

The  yellow  violet's  modest  bell 

Peeps  from  the  last  year's  leaves  below. 

Of  all  her  train,  the  hands  of  Spring, 
First  plant  thee  in  the  watery  mould, 

And  I  have  seen  thee  blossoming 
Beside  the  snow-bank's  edges  cold. 

Thy  parent  sun,  who  bade  thee  view 
Pale  skies,  and  chilling  moisture  sip, 

Has  bathed  thee  in  his  own  bright  hue, 
And  streaked  with  jet  thy  glowing  lip. 


From  "  The  Yellow  Violet.' 


— BRYANT. 


vi  o  lin' 

ar'id 

brogue 

po'rous 

lus'cious 


di  ges'tion 
po  et'ic  al 
wiz'ard 
pli'a  ble 
mu  se'um 


bracket  trav'erse 

bran'dy  Bos'por  us 

solo  plain'tiff 

cri'sis  pop'u  late 

phan'tom  skel'e  ton 


LESSON  107 

plan'tain 
Brad'dock 
plas'ter  er 
treach'er  ous 
ma  jes'tic 

LESSON  108 


pol  i  ti'cian 
ad  van  ta'geous 
af  'ter  wards 
bowl'der 
priv'i  le  ges 


so'cial  ly  so  lid'i  ty 

con'science  ap  pre'ci  ate 

plen'te  ous  con  vic'tion 

Eu  phra'tes  di  gest'i  ble 

pho'to  graph  Sus  que  han'na 


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placid 

braid 

con'crete 

splen'dor 

ser'geant 


con  geal' 
con  gest' 
re  quest' 
fret'ful 
scis'sors 


LESSON  109 

Plym'outh  ap  ply'ing 

bracelet  con  elude' 

pon'iard  rep  re  sent' 

con  dense'  sol'emn  ly 

tap  i  o'ca  ven'i  son 


dis  sect' 


LESSON  110 

dis  trib'ute 
re  sem'ble 
frail'ness 


porpoise 

con'se  crate 

sol'ven  cy         spher'ic  al 

brilliant  ar'ter  ies 


brack'ish 
Por'tu  gal 
re  pub'li  can 
con'se  quence 
Yo  sem'i  te 


e  vac'u  ate 
sub  scrip'tion 
dis  ad  van'tage 
For  to  Ri'co 
Car  ib  be'an 


LESSON  111,     DICTATION 

Oh,  slow  to  smite  and  swift  to  spare, 
Gentle  and  merciful  and  just! 

Who,  in  the  fear  of  God,  didst  bear 
The  sword  of  power,  a  nation's  trust! 

In  sorrow  by  thy  bier  we  stand, 
Amid  the  awe  that  hushes  all, 

And  speak  the  anguish  of  a  land 
That  shook  with  horror  at  thy  fall. 

Thy  task  is  done;  the  bond  are  free: 
We  bear  thee  to  an  honored  grave, 

Whose  proudest  monument  shall  be 
The  broken  fetters  of  the  slave. 


From  "The  Death  of  Lincoln." 


— BRYANT. 


SIXTH  YEAR. 
LESSON   112 


por  tray' 

ap  prov'al 

pos'i  tive 

ar  rest' 

break'a  ble 

pre  cau'tion 

cu'rate 

dis  fig'ure 

pred'i  cate 

span'iel 

con  sign' 

pro  fu'sion 

sub'urbs 

am'e  thyst 

am  bi'tious 

LESSON  113 

pos'ture 

re  served' 

spec  ta'tor 

spe'cie 

pre'cinct 

ex'ca  vate 

spar'ing 

grid'i  ron 

fraud'u  lent 

fres'co 

in  ten'tion 

griev'ous  ly 

scent'ed 

ad'jec  tive 

Ho  no  lu'lu 

LESSON  114 

rus'tic 

pref'ace 

furlough 

as'sets 

break'wa  ter 

at  tend'ance 

re  sponse' 

apt'ness 

re  vi'val 

sparsely 

A  ra'bi  a 

ar'dent  ly 

case'ment 

blithe'some 

ar  tiller  y 

LESSON  115 

ar'son 

brick'lay  er 

pre'vi  ous 

bri'dle 

ar  ri'val 

con  spire' 

con  vey' 

pro  mo'tion 

dislo  cate 

proc'ess 

ex  ten'sors 

pre  cisely 

gran'deur 

cyl'in  der 

ar  bu'tus 

6 

8l 


re  sist'ance 
Brah'man  ism 
dis  a  gree'a  ble 
e  vap  o  ra'tion 
bare'head  ed 


ex  as'per  ate 
prac'ti  ca  ble 
re  spect'a  ble 
in  ter'ro  gate 
av  oir  du  pois' 


pre  dic'a  ment 
at  tach'ment 
ap  proach'a  ble 
ar  chi  pel'a  go 
Cau  ca'sian 


Bran'dy  wine 
pre'cious  ness 
dis  ap  pear'ance 
dis  ap  prove' 
ben  e  dic'tion 


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LESSON  116.     DICTATION 
ROBERT    FULTON 

The  first  steamboat  was  invented  by  Robert  Fulton 
in  1807.  The  people  called  it  "  Fulton's  Folly,"  because 
they  thought  he  was  crazy  in  trying 
to  make  a  boat  go  by  steam.  It 
was  launched  on  the  Hudson  River 
at  New  York,  and  steamed  to  Al- 
bany, 1 50  miles,  in  thirty-two  hours. 
Others  had  made  some  experiments 
with  steam,  but  Fulton  was  the  first 
one  who  successfully  applied  it  to 
the  navigation  of  vessels.  He  was 
the  son  of  a  poor  farmer  and  was 
born  in  1765  in  Lancaster  County, 
Pa.  He  died  in  1815,  and  was  buried  in  New  York  City. 


LESSON  117.     REVIEW 


ewes 
Seine 
transient 

re  prieve' 
pro  fess'or 
rai'sins 

sloth'ful 
syn  o'vi  a 
villain  ous 

mo'lars 
pla  card' 

no'ta  ry 
pi'ra  cy 

pin'na  cle 
pittance 

LESSON  118.     REVIEW 


po'rous 

solo 

plac'id 

con'crete 

splen'dor 


phys  i  ol'o  gy 
pick'er  el 
de  vour'ing 
Great  Brit'ain 
dic'tion  a  ry 


pol  i  ti'cian 


wiz'ard  plan'tain 

trav'erse  treach'er  ous  po  et'ic  al 

Bos'por  us  conscience  ap  pre'ci  ate 

plain'tiff  Eu  phra'tes  di  gest'i  ble 

Plym'outh  solemn  ly  e  vac'u  ate 


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LESSON  119.     REVIEW 

con  geal'  pon'iard  spher'ic  al  e  vap  o  ra'tion 

cu'rate  sol'ven  cy  pos'i  tive  prac'ti  ca  ble 

spe'cie  pre'cinct  pred'i  cate  in  ter'ro  gate 

spar'ing  preface  ex'ca  vate  pre  dic'a  ment 

fres'co  A  ra'bi  a  fraud'u  lent  ar  chi  pel'a  go 

LESSON  120.     REVIEW 

rus'tic  ex  ten'sors  griev'ous  ly  pre'cious  ness 

sparse'ly  furlough  pre  cise'ly  ap  proach'a  ble 

ar'son  ar  ri'val  at  tend'ance  dis  ap  prove' 

proc'ess  grid'i  ron  re  vi'val  dis  ap  pear'ance 

span'iel  dis  fig'ure  ap  prov'al  Brah'man  ism 

LESSON  121.     DICTATION 

Wisely,  my  son,  while  yet  thy  days  are  long, 
And  this  fair  change  of  seasons  passes  slow, 
Gather  and  treasure  up  the  good  they  yield- — 
All  that  they  teach  of  virtue,  of  pure  thoughts 
And  kind  affections,  reverence  for  thy  God 
And  for  thy  brethren. 

From  ' '  The  Old  Man' s  Counsel. ' '  —BRYANT. 

LESSON  122 

ar'tist  broth'er  ly  con'sta  ble  con  sid'er  a  ble 

con  sole'  fu'ri  ous  ex  cess'ive  ex  ceed'ing  ly 

gro'cer  y  ex  ter'nal  dis  as'trous  Con  stan  ti  no'ple 

hu'mid  in  ter'ment  mod'er  ate  in  ter  cept' 

fur'nace  co'coa  nut  fe'ver  ish  ab  bre  vi  a'tion 


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mo  lest' 

spig'ot 

mo'tor 

pre'lude 

sul'phur 


no'ti  fy 
sub  merge' 
lu'na  cy 
re  u  nite' 
vex  a'tion 


re  straint'  guid'ance 

as'tral  pri'va  cy 

as'phalt  a  ro'ma 

ex  haust'  pre'mi  um 

sa  li'va  cit'i  zen 


LESSON  123 

mo  las'ses 
trom'bone 
prefer  ence 
spirit  ed 
bar'ba  rous 

LESSON  124 

con'stant  ly 
Bur  goyne' 
splen'did  ly 
in'ter  lude 
an'gri  ly 

LESSON  125 


ex'cel  lence 
mis'sion  a  ry 
prep  o  si'tion  al 
tri  um'phant 
ap  pa  ra'tus 


pre  par'a  to  ry 
con'tem  plate 
dis  grace' ful 
con  tempt'i  ble 
dis  cov'er  ies 


bri'er  y  priv'i  ly  re  venge'ful  sump'tu  ous  ly 

wool'en  pre  par'ing  con  tent'ment  pro  fan'i  ty 

ar  rears'  cum'bered  dis  gust'ing  dis  re  spect'ful 

spi'ral  tres'pass  vol  un  teer'  con  tin'u  al 

sce'ne  ry  an'ec  dote  Cin  cin  nat'i  en  cour'age  ment 

LESSON  126.     DICTATION 

Beautiful  faces  are  those  that  wear — 
It  matters  little  if  dark  or  fair — 
Whole-souled  honesty  printed  there. 

Beautiful  hands  are  those  that  do 
Work  that  is  earnest  and  brave  and  true, 
Moment  by  moment  the  long  day  through. 


SIXTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  127 

suit'or 

ar'se  nal 

con  tra  diet' 

spright'li  ness 

trellis 

stal'wart 

cop'y  ing 

ex  clu'sive 

pur  loin' 

Trip'o  li 

prom'i  nent 

di  vis'i  ble 

hy'drant 

ly  ce'um 

lym  phat'ics 

rev'er  ent  ly 

back'ache 

col'o  ny 

fa'vor  ite 

ac  knowledge 

LESSON  128 

morgue 

hy  e'na 

in  ter  sect' 

rev  o  lu'tion 

tres'tle 

stam  pede' 

vul  gar'i  ty 

wrong'  ful  ly 

win'now 

sue  cumb' 

pro  hib'it 

prof  'it  a  ble 

stat'ure 

pro  fu'sion 

ru'in  ous 

moun'tain  ous 

bare'  foot 

e  las'tic 

coun'te  nance 

a  nal'y  sis 

LESSON  129 

bro'ker 

art'ful  ly 

crit'ic  al 

doc'u  ment 

mor'sel 

punc'ture 

in'ter  view 

ex  hib'it  or 

pros'y 

ri'val  ry 

star  va'tion 

su  per'la  tive 

sten'cil 

tri'fling 

wor'ry  ing 

du  o  de'num 

gi  raffe' 

dis'ci  pline 

in  tel'li  gence 

cig  a  rette' 

LESSON  130 

through,  from  end  to  end  of       allowed,  permitted 

threw,      did  throw  aloud,  loudly 

wean,       to  take  away  from        tease,  to  vex 

ween,       to  imagine ;  to  fancy    teas,  plural  of  tea 

board,      a  thin  piece  of  timber  ton,  a  certain  weight 

bored,      pierced  by  boring         tun,  a  large  measure 


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LESSON  131.     DICTATION 

When  breezes  are  soft  and  skies  are  fair, 
I  steal  an  hour  from  study  and  care, 
And  hie  me  away  to  the  woodland  scene, 
Where  wanders  the  stream  with  waters  of  green, 
As  if  the  bright  fringe  of  herbs  on  its  brink 
Had  given  their  stain  to  the  waves  they  drink. 

From  ' '  Green  River. ' '  — BRYANT. 

LESSON  132 


bru'tal 

ar'ter  y 

con  vince' 

ex  pec  ta'tion 

prow'ess 

py  lo'rus 

ex  pan'sion 

in'ti  mate  ly 

cor'nice 

mon  soon' 

mon'u  ment 

Mo  ham'me  dan 

mor'al 

ro'tate 

ri  dic'u  lous 

Ches'a  peake 

gla'cier 

bi'cy  cle 

sug  ges'tion 

ad  mit'tance 

LESSON  133 


stor'age 

stealth'y 

tru'an  cy 

stick'i  ness 

trow'  el 

wrangling 

stew'ard 

mo  ral'i  ty 

rouge 

muffle 

Mont  calm' 

pros'e  cute 

mosque 

pro  trude' 

ex  tor'tion 

ex  trav'a  gant 

gor'geous 

earth'quake 

im  ag'ine 

mul  ti  pli  ca'tion 

cor  rupt' 
ex  tinct' 
rup'ture 
stu'di  o 


LESSON  134 

Brus'sels  as  cend'ing 

hy'gi  ene  Pyr'e  nees 

Or'mus  subjection 

su  per  vise'  twinging 


sap'phire       tel'e  scope       ma  hog'a  ny 


du  ra  bil'i  ty 
ex  pe  di'tion 
pub  li  ca'tion 
pro  tec'tion 
per  spi  ra'tion 


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LESSON  135 

tu'mor  vul'ture  stylish  ex  pul'sion 

drug'get  coupling  as  pir'ing  as  so  ci  a'tion 

crev'ice  Go  re'a  ex  trac'tion  do  na'tion 

croup  Dnie'per  cli'mate  as  sem'bly 

de  ni'al  se  vere'ly  tem'per  ance  al  co  hol'ic 

LESSON  136.     DICTATION 

Though  forced  to  drudge  for  the  dregs  of  men, 

And  scrawl  strange  words  with  the  barbarous  pea 

And  mingle  among  the  jostling  crowd, 

Where  the  sons  of  strife  are  subtle  and  loud — 

I  often  come  to  this  quiet  place, 

To  breathe  the  airs  that  ruffle  thy  face. 

From  "  Green  River."  —BRYANT. 

LESSON  137.     REVIEW 

con  sole'  fu'ri  ous  con'sta  ble  Con  stan  ti  no'ple 

gro'cer  y  in  ter'ment  ex  cess'ive  ex'cel  lence 

hu'mid  lu'na  cy  dis  as'trous  mis'sion  a  ry 

spig'ot  re  u  nite'  mo  las'ses  prep  o  si'tion  al 

mo'tor  pri'va  cy  prefer  ence  pre  par'a  to  ry 

LESSON   138.     REVIEW 

as'tral  a  ro'ma  Bur  goyne'  con  tempt'i  ble 

as'phalt  priv'i  ly  guid'ance  sump'tu  ous  ly 

ex  haust'  tres'pass  re  venge'ful  con  tin'u  al 

wool'en  bri'er  y  cop'y  ing  spright'li  ness 

spi'ral  ar'se  nal  lym  phat'ics  ex  clu'sive 


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LESSON  139.     REVIEW 


suitor        vol  un  teer' 
trellis         stal'wart 
hy'drant     ly  ce'um 
morgue      hy  e'na 
stature      stam  pede' 

vul  gar'i  ty 
ru'in  ous 
critic  al 
du  d  de'num 
ri'val  ry 

di  vis'i  ble 
rev'er  ent  ly 
wrong'ful  ly 
moun'tain  ous 
ex  hib'i  tor 


LESSON  140.     REVIEW 


cor'nice 

ar'ter  y 

ri  dic'u  lous 

mor'al 

py  lo'rus 

Mont  calm' 

rouge 

Brussels 

as  cend'ing 

mosque 

hy'gi  ene 

Pyr'e  nees 

stu'di  o 

coupling 

pros'e  cute 

in'ti  mate  ly 
Mo  ham/me  dan 
sug  ges'tion 
stick'!  ness 
ex  trav'a  gant 


LESSON   141.     DICTATION 

MOLLIE    PITCHER 

Not  far  from  what  is  now  the  town  of  Freehold,  N.  J., 
there  is  a  well.  It  is  known  as  "  Mollie  Pitcher's  well," 
and  takes  its  name  from  the  following  incident.  At  the 
battle  of  Monmouth,  fought  June  28,  17/8,  Mollie  car- 
i  ried  water  from  this  well  to  the  soldiers.  When  she 
reached  her  husband's  battery  on  one  of  her  trips,  she 
found  that  he  had  been  severely  wounded  and  his  com- 
rade killed.  Mollie  took  in  the  situation  at  a  glance, 
and  at  once  sprang  into  her  husband's  place  and  kept  the 
gun  in  action.  General  Washington  complimented  her 
in  person  for  her  services.  She  is  buried  at  Carlisle,  Pa. 


SIXTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  142 

jamb,  side  piece  of  a  door     taper,     a  small  candle 
jam,     to  squeeze 
boar,  a  male  swine 


tapir,     an  animal 
eyelet,  a  small  hole 


bore,   to  perforate 


islet,      a  small  island 


nit, 
knit, 


the  egg  of  an  insect     mourn,  to  grieve 


to  weave 


morn,    early  part  of  the  day 


LESSON  143 


bur'glar 

cul'prit 

as  say'ing 

Du  Quesne' 

cul'vert 

mu'ti  ny 

horse'shoe 

mor  tal'i  ty 

ra'zor 

drug'gist 

o  ra'tion 

mo'tion  less 

rum'pus 

pro'te  ids 

as  ser'tion 

pub'lish  er 

eye'brows 

cin'na  mon 

con'so  nant 

Con  necti  cut 

twitting 

roy'al  ty 

as  sistant 

Rou  ma'ni  a 

cy'press 

rufTian 

Su  ma'tra 

pu'gil  ist 

ur'chin 

twirl'ing 

o'ri  ole 

as  sur'ance 

dull'ard 

Mu'nich 

suita  ble 

type'wri  ter 

mortgage 

al  bu'men 

cream'er  y 

Mis  sis  sip'pi 

LESSON   145 


rare'ly 

sleigh'ing 

pottage. 

ras'cal  ly 

plain'tivr. 

hu'mor  ist 

pi'ous  ly 

reg'i  mrnt 

mar'i  in  -r 

s.-ic'ri  (ice 

punc'tu  ate        as  trin'gent 
sup'pli  cate        mo  nar'chic  al 
ma  chin'er  y      mys  te'ri  ous 
postscript     thc'a  ter  (or  trej 
j)()i'son  ous       ap  pren'tice 


9o 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  146,     DICTATION 
SAMUEL    B.    MORSE 

The  telegraph  was  invented  by  Professor  Morse,  in 
1844.  After  struggling"  for  twelve  years,  success  finally 
crowned  his  efforts.  The  first  line 
was  built  between  Baltimore  and 
Washington,  and  the  first  message 
was  sent  over  it  by  Miss  Ellsworth, 
a  young  lady  friend  of  Professor 
Morse.  Her  message  was  chosen 
from  the  Bible,  twenty-third  chapter 
and  twenty-third  verse  of  the  Book 
of  Numbers.  The  words  are, — 
"What  hath  God  wrought!"  When 
he  was  eighty  years  of  age  a  statue  was  erected  in  his 
honor  in  Central  Park,  N.  Y.  He  died  in  1872. 

LESSON  147 


pet'als 

pert'ness 

law'yer 

post'al-card 

won'drous 

wreck'age 

phy  si'cian 

pur'pose  ly 

ser'mon 

lin'seed 

in  sol'vent 

com'pass  es 

barbed 

sum'ma  ry 

rev'er  ence 

com  'fort  a  bly 

fir'kin 

so  ci'e  ty 

Van  cou'ver 

rec  ol  lec'tion 

LESSON  148 

as  sess'  pon  toon'          re  tir'ing  in  ter  twine' 

hith'er  el'o  quent         crock'er  y  pop  u  lar'i  ty 

cro  chef          re  viv'ing          i'sin  glass  res  o  lu'tion 

sen'ior  pro  claim'         syc'a  more  mil'li  ner  y 

de  mer'it         Se  at'tle  mu  si'cian  an'a  lyze 


SIXTH  YEAR. 


sin'gly 
pro'ceeds 
pret'zel 
pre'fix 
av'er  age 


singe'ing 
trans  form 
prim'rose 
op'tic  al 
chrys'a  lis 


LESSON  149 

res  ur  reef 
'      si'ne  cure 
om'i  nous 
numb'ness 
vi  bra'tion 


gym  na'si  urn 
night'in-gale 
pho'no  graph 
es  tab'lish  ment 
pa  ren'the  sis 


rel'ic 

lav'ish 

nov'el 

pal'sy 

rel'ish 


LESSON  150 

es'sence  pap  poose' 

pin'ion  ex'cel  lent 

re  served'  II  li  nois' 

re  pelled'  phos'phate 


re  fer'ring 
pan  ta  loons' 
ex  e  cu'tion 
num'skull 


em'i  grants      gov'ern  ment     vi  cis'si  tude 


LESSON  151.     DICTATION 

Merrily  swinging  on  brier  and  weed, 
Near  to  the  nest  of  his  little  dame, 
Over  the  mountain-side  or  mead, 

Robert  of  Lincoln  is  telling  his  name: 
Bob-o'-link,  bob-o'-link, 
Spink,  spank,  spink ; 
Snug  and  safe  is  that  nest  of  ours, 
Hidden  among  the  summer  flowers. 
Chee,  chee,  chee. 

From  ' « Robert  of  Lincoln. ' '  —BRYANT. 


'Count  that  day  lost  whose  low  descending  sun 
Views  from  thy  hand  no  worthy  action  done." 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  152 

ex  empt' 

de  signed' 

slav'er  y 

oc'ta  gon 

pew'ter 

mar'row 

re  solved' 

ex'qui  site 

athlete 

sym'bol 

spend'thrift 

spec'u  late 

tro'phy 

un  couth' 

ex  plor'ing 

ve'he  mence 

ton'sils 

ig'no  rant 

clean'li  ness 

in  ces'sant  ly 

LESSON  153 

trac'tion 

states'man 

con'fi  dence 

stu'di  ous  ly 

con  ceal' 

en'vi  ous 

di  men'sions 

hos  pi  tal'i  ty 

nov'ice 

pa'tri  ot 

rid'i  cule 

in  de  pend'ence 

se  vere' 

ur'gent  ly 

ap  par'ent  ly 

boun'te  ous  ly 

bro'gan 

char'ac  ter 

so'cia  ble 

tem'per  a  ture 

LESSON  154 

as  sign' 

bi'valve 

chas  tise' 

major'i  ty 

ex  pen'ses 

in  fringe' 

in  ter  rupt' 

per  pet'u  al 

ra'di  us 

stead'i  ly 

tel'e  phone 

va  ri  a'tion 

warning 

phys'ic  al 

dis  ap  point' 

man'age  ment 

di  vulge' 

de  sir'a  ble 

pi  o  neers' 

dec  la  ra'tion 

LESSON  155 

chat'tel 

se  rene'ly 

cheer'ful 

cor'ri  dors 

fragile 

sen'si  tive 

con'quer  or 

mi'cro  scope 

mis'siles 

doubtless 

mas'ti  cate 

gen  er  os'i  ty 

hom'age 

co  lo'ni  al 

man'u  script 

in  ves  ti  ga'tion 

pre  cede' 

pur  su'ing 

e  quiv'o  cate 

prec'i  pice 

SIXTH  YEAR. 


93 


LESSON  156.     DICTATION 

Until  about  fifty  years  ago  there  were  no  laws  in  any 
country  to  protect  from  cruelty  the  dumb  creatures  that 
toil  for  us.  Many  of  the  greatest  men  have  been  noted 
for  their  regard  for  "our  dumb  friends,"  as  the  lower 
1  animals  have  been  called.  Sir  Walter  Scott  had  a  re- 
markable affection  for  his  dogs.  The  great  American 
statesman,  Daniel  Webster,  asked,  just  before  he  died, 
that  all  his  cattle,  which  he  loved  so  much,  should  be 
driven  to  his  window,  that  he  might  see  them  for  the 
last  time.  The  Arabs  make  the  horse  a  domestic  com- 
panion. He  is  never  whipped.  An  Arabian  horse  has 
even  been  known  to  pick  up  and  carry  away  to  safety, 
his  wounded  master. 


bur'glar 

mu'ti  ny 

ra'zor 

pro'te  ids 

cy'press 

ruffian 

ur'chin 

al  bu'men 

rare'ly 

hu'mor  ist 

LESSON  157.     REVIEW 

horse'shoe 
o  ra'tion 
Su  ma'tra 
o'ri  ole 
suit'a  ble 


Du  Quesne' 
Rou  ma'ni  a 
pu'gil  1st 
as  sur'ance 
Mis  sis  sip'pi 


LESSON   158.     REVIEW 


plain'tive 
petals 
won'drous 
ser'mon 
as  sess' 


cream'er  y 
pi'ous  ly 
wreck'age 
reg'i  rnent 
fir'kin 


type'wri  ter 
phy  si'cian 
rev'er  ence 
i'sin  glass 
syc'a  more 


punc'tu  ate 
as  tring'ent 
com'pass  es 
pur'pose  ly 
mu  si'cian 


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LESSON 

159.    REVIEW 

jamb 

pret'zel 

singe'ing 

res  ur  reef 

rel'ic 

op'tic  al 

si'ne  cure 

gym  na'si  um 

lav'ish 

es'sence 

om'i  nous 

pho'no  graph 

nov'el 

chrys'a  lis 

ex'cel  lent 

pa  ren'the  sis 

pal'sy 

pap  pocse' 

11  li  nois' 

re  fer'ring 

LESSON 

160.     REVIEW 

athlete 

sym'bol 

oc'ta  gon 

ve'he  mence 

tro'phy 

un  couth' 

ap  par'ent  ly 

in  ces'sant  ly 

nov'ice 

pa'tri  ot 

rid'i  cule 

boun'te  ous  ly 

ra'di  us 

de  sir'a  ble 

man'u  script 

ma  jor'i  ty 

fragile 

se  rene'ly 

con'quer  or 

mys  te'ri  ous 

There  is  a  day  of  sunny  rest 

For  every  dark  and  troubled  night: 

And  grief  may  bide  an  evening  guest, 
But  joy  shall  come  with  early  light. 

— BRYANT. 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


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SEVENTH   YEAR 


LESSON  1.     DICTATION 
JOHN  G.  WHITTIER 

Whittier  was  born  in  1807.  As  a  farmer's  boy  he 
spent  much  time  in  the  woods  and  among  the  hills.  He 
was  a  great  lover  of  nature  and  the 
whole  world  to  him  was  full  of 
beauty  and  loveliness.  He  began 
writing  poems  quite  early  in  life. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  denomi- 
nation of  Friends  or  Quakers,  and 
he  has  always  been  known  as  the 
"Quaker  Poet."  In  1838-39  he 
lived  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  while 
editing  a  paper  called  the  "Penn- 
sylvania Freeman."  Although  fond 
of  pets,  of  which  he  had  many,  and  one  of  the  most  lovable 
of  men,  he  never  married.  He  was  much  opposed  to 
slavery  and  wrote  many  poems  on  that  subject.  He 
died  at  Hampton  Falls,  N.  H.,  September  7,  1892. 


ab  scond' 
ed'i  ble 
jag'ged 
ab'sent 
fiord 


LESSON  2 

a  droit'ly          cir'cu  late 
fitful  ly 
sac'ri  lege 
cal'a  bash 


fel'o  ny 
ratch'et 
main  tain' 
cu'rate 


ap  prov'al 


E  van'ge  line 
gen  till  ty 
pac'i  fy  ing 
bar  ba'ri  an 
com  mer'cial 


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LESSON  3 

can'dor 

hy'gi  ene          fab'u  lous 

im  pede' 

law'suit             o  bli'ging 

na'val 

pec'u  late         rec'ti  tude 

sa'chem 

sti'pend            tab'ou  ret 

a'cid 

em  bar'go        de  bil'i  ty 

LESSON  4 

com'e  dy 

a  bil'i  ty           ag'gra  vate 

Dew'ey 

de'cen  cy         ma  gi'cian 

ed'i  fy 

im  peach'         lig'a  ment 

leg'a  cy 

knightly          nau'seous 

usage 

war'rant           tres'pass 

LESSON  5 

cal'lous 

jas'mine           i  den'ti  fy 

chron'ic 

bank'rupt        Haw'thorne 

ob  scene' 

pal  i  sade'        jaun'dice 

valve 

e  va'sive           pat  ent  ee' 

ran'cid 

se  crete'           mas'cu  line 

Far'ra  gut 
in  au'gu  rate 
paPa  ta  ble 
ul  cer  a'tion 
ad  mis'si  ble 


ob  serv'ant 
pre  ci'sion 
pro  tect'ive 
McClel'lan 
in  ac  cess'i  ble 


skep'tic  al 
im  pos'si  ble 
strafe  gy 
rap'tur  ous 
char'i  ta  ble 


LESSON   6.     DICTATION 

So,  haply,  when  thy  task  shall  end, 
The  wrong  shall  lose  itself  in  right, 

And  all  thy  week-day  darkness  blend 
With  the  long  Sabbath  of  the  light ! 

From ';  The  Voices."  — WHITTIER. 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


97 


LESSON   7 


plane,  a  carpenter's  tool 

plain,  without  ornament 

meat,  flesh  of  animals 

meet,  to  come  together 

mete,  a  measure 

peer,  one  of  equal  rank 

pier,  a  wharf 


wrest,  to  twist  violently 
rest,      to  be  quiet 
wrap,    to  fold  together 
rap,      to  strike  sharply 
fain,      glad  ;  well  pleased 
fane,     a  temple 
feign,   to  pretend 


ab  solve' 

ban'yan 

heir'ess 

cafe' 

pal'ate 


Pa'gan 
ran'dom 
san'i  ty 
pallid 
ju'ry 


ae'rie 

doe'skin 

bal'sam 

affix' 

gai'ter 


de  cant'er 
im  pos'tor 
lav'en  der 
or'a  tor 
o'dor  ous 


rally  ing 
tac'it  ly 
anx  i'e  ty 
has'sock 
fau'cet 


Bancroft 
chap'lain 
ram'i  fy 
E'gypt^ 
cam  paign' 


LESSON  8 

ca'ble  gram 
fem'i  nine 
neck'lace 
pal  met'to 
in  ci'sors 

LESSON  9 

yachts'man 
whirlpool 
charge'a  ble 
can'did  ly 
ging'ham 

LESSON  10 

brig'an  tine 
sas'sa  fras 
ra'di  a  tor 
ef  fer  vesce' 
di'a  phragm 


John  Ad'ams 
im  mov'a  ble 
me  chan'ic  al 
ca  pa'cious 
post  pone'ment 


sup'ple  ment 
Sar  a  to'ga 
be  nev'o  lent 
ab  o  li'tion  ists 
en  thu  si  as'tic 


ca  lam'i  tous 
sim  i  lar'i  ty 
ti  midl  ty 
flip'pan  cy 
an  tic  i  pa'tion 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  11.     DICTATION 

Art  builds  on  sand  ;  the  works  of  pride 
And  human  passion  change  and  fall ; 

But  that  which  shares  the  life  of  God 
With  Him  surviveth  all. 


From  "Wordsworth/ 


— WHITTIER. 


LESSON  12 


Cal  houn' 

can'is  ter 

e  jec'tion 

fiend'ish 

i  dol'a  try 

gal  van'ic 

journal 

Nep'tune 

pen'al  ty 

re  lapse' 

rou  tine' 

rev'el  ry 

dam'ask 

cau'tious 

bi  cus'pids 

ep  i  dem'ic 
im  mo  ral'i  ty 
ob  lifer  ate 
mail'a  ble 
ap  po  si'tion  al 


LESSON  13 

af  fray'  big'a  my  ag  gress'ive 

tor'pid  ve'he  ment  u  til'i  ty 

wam'pum  ter'ri  er  re  volv'er 

ran'sack  qua  drille'  pul  mon'ic 

al'um  debtor  den'si  ty 


Bar'ba  ry  States 
vi  o  la'tion 
su  prem'a  cy 
rec  om  mend'er 
Ed'in  burgh 


LESSON  14 


pha'lanx 

ob'sti  nate 

pal'pi  tate 

nose'gay 

de  ci'pher 

chan  de  Her' 

a  ghast' 

a  lert'ness 

dil'a  to  ry 

gar  rote' 

in  cen'tive 

jeal'ous  y 

har'ass 

in  fe'ri  or 

lym  phat'ics 

e  co  nom'ic  al 
no  to'ri  ous 
Ap  po  mat'tox 
id  i  ot'ic 
a  qua'ri  um 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  15 


key'stone 

lime'kiln 

pas'tur  age 

lev'y 

par'a  ble 

re  demp'tion 

quin'sy 

wrig'gling 

vo  ra'cious 

sin  cere' 

sol'u  ble 

ten'e  ment 

javelin 

hos'tile 

mag'net  ism 

Mad  a  gas'car 
re  en  force'ment 
ty  ran'nic  al 
stu  pid'i  ty 
com  mod'i  ty 


LESSON  16.     DICTATION 

Ah!  human  kindness,  human  love, — 
To  few  who  seek  denied, — 

Too  late  we  learn  to  prize  above 
The  whole  round  world  beside ! 


From  "The  Hill-Top." 


— WHITTIER. 


LESSON  17.     REVIEW 


ed'i  ble 

a  droitly 

ca'ble  gram 

E  van'ge  line 

im  pede' 

fel'o  ny 

fem'i  nine 

bar  ba'ri  an 

na'val 

pec'u  late 

brig'an  tine 

Far'ra  gut 

leg'a  cy 

sti'pend 

sas'sa  fras 

pal'a  ta  ble 

callous 

a  bill  ty 

ef  fer  vesce' 

ob  serv'ant 

LESSON  18.     REVIEW 

ob  scene' 

de'cen  cy 

rev'el  ry 

strafe  gy 

ban'yan 

jas'mine 

pul  monlc 

rap'tur  ous 

heir'ess 

pal  i  sade' 

chan  de  Her' 

ca  pa'cious 

cafe' 

lav'en  der 

cir'cu  late 

Sar  a  to'ga 

Pa'gan 

or'a  tor 

sac'ri  lege 

en  thu  si  as'tic 

IOO 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  19.     REVIEW 


ran'dom 
bal'sam 

tac'it  ly 
Ban  'croft 

cal'a  bash 
tab'ou  ret 

fiendish 
jour'nal 
wam'pum 

chaplain 
E'gypt 
can'is  ter 

ma  gi'cian 
lig'a  ment 
nau'seous 

Ap  po  mat'tox 
a  qua'ri  um 
Mad  a  gas'car 
ty  ran'nic  al 
com  mod'i  ty 


LESSON  20.     REVIEW 

pha'lanx  i  dol'a  try  Haw'thorne        ep  i  dem'ic 

a  ghast'  rou  tine'  pat  ent  ee' 

gar  rote'  big'a  my  vo  ra'cious 

lev'y  ve'he  ment  ca  lam'i  tous 

sin  cere'  qua  drille'  su  prem'a  cy 


Ed'in  burgh 
im  mov'a  ble 
yachts'man 
an  tic  i  pa'tion 


LESSON  21.     DICTATION 

In  learning  to  write  well,  our  first  rule  is :  Know  what 
you  want  to  say.  The  second  rule  is :  Say  it.  That  is, 
do  not  begin  by  saying  something  else  which  you  think 
will  lead  up  to  what  you  want  to  say.  Thirdly,  and 
always :  Use  your  own  language.  I  mean  the  language 
you  are  accustomed  to  use  in  daily  life.  If  your  every- 
day language  is  not  fit  for  a  letter  or  print,  it  is  not  fit 
for  talk.  —EDWARD  EVERETT  HALE. 


ben  e  fi'cial 
cir  cum'fer  ence 
in  vin'ci  ble 
sat  is  fac'tion 
so  bri'e  ty 


LESSON  22 

ail'ment 

ca'ter  er 

ar'chi  tect 

e  la'tion 

de  ci'sive 

hard'i  hood 

la  pel' 
lim'y 
ar'dor 

-pal'try 
oc'tave 
ballast 

in  clem'ent 
pet'u  lance 
des'o  late 

bath'ing 
em  boss' 
clam'or 
film'y 
Dec'can 


vas'sal 

tar'iff 

ren'net 

niche 

glu'ey 


a  kin' 

pallor 

lar'board 

pal'try 

kai'ser 


SEVENTH  YEAR/  ' 

LESSON  2& 

'                                                            >                          J                                                              \                                                                      >'/'>;'>                                          '*'j                                                  \                                   J                                              J''; 

col  lect'or 

de  fault'er 

cal  cu  la'tion 

efficient 
gauntlet 
ma  la'ri  a 
•  em'pha  sis 

im  pul'sive 
lin'guist 
mag  ne'si  a 
feigning 

Ham'il  ton 
hab'it  a  ble 
nat'u  ral  ize 
con  tern  pla'tion 

LESSON  24 

wax'i  ness 

vac'ci  nate 

u  nan'i  mous 

re  plen'ish 
quell'ing 
not'a  bly 
had'dock 

tab'u  late 
pin'a  fore 
lin'i  ment 
jan'i  tor 

sus  pen'sion 
Franklin  Pierce1 
mag'net  ize 
an'thra  cite 

LESSON  25 

af  'fa  ble 
tax  a'tion 
ja  guar' 
Hav're 
no'ta  ry 

sav'age  ly 
ni'ce  ty 
knav'er  y 
brig'and 
pass'port 

stub'born  ness 
nom  i  na'tion 
lam  en  ta'tion 
per  mis'si  ble 
com  mu'ni  ca  ble 

LESSON  26,     DICTATION 

For  of  all  sad  words  of  tongue  or  pen, 

The  saddest  are  these :   "It  might  have  been!" 

Ah,  well !  for  us  all  some  sweet  hope  lies 

Deeply  buried  from  human  eyes ; 

And,  in  the  hereafter,  angels  may 

Roll  the  stone  from  its  grave  away! 

From  "  Maud  Muller."  — WHITTIER. 


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LESSON  27 


knight,  a  champion 
night,    darkness 
berth,    a  sleeping  place 
birth,      coming  into  life 
bare,      uncovered 
bear,      an  animal 


al'ge  bra 
woo'er 
zeph'yr 
the'o  ry 
neu'ter 


wain'scot 
u'ni  son 
Syd'ney 
pit'i  ful 
preface 


chased,  pursued 

chaste,   pure 

earn,      to  acquire  by  service 

urn,        a  vase 

bail,        security  given 

bale,       a  bundle  of  goods 


LESSON  28 

bar  ri  cade' 
ten'der  loin 
re  tard'ing 
ob  trud'er 
reg'i  ment 


be  nev'o  lent 
vex  a'tious 
scan'dal  ous 
nu'mer  ate 
ad  ver'tise  ment 


LESSON  29 

sal'low 

rar'i  ty 

re  hears'al 

qui'nine 

re  doubt' 

op  ti'cian 

pa  pil'la 

oc  cur'ring 

man'a  cle 

Guam 

lamb'kin 

fla'grant 

rav'age 

tac'tics 

vac'cine 

stat'u  a  ry 
noc  tur'nal 
ma  li'cious 
fluc'tu  ate 
math  e  mat'ics 


al  layed' 
big'ot 
em'press 
ca  tarrh' 
se'rum 


de  ceiv'ing 
fal'chion 
pa  vil'ion 
han'som 
ma'ni  ac 


LESSON  30 

ag'o  niz  ing 
bat'tle  ment 
al'der  man 
jui'ci  ness 
de  lin'quent 


can  eel  la'tion 
fa  mil  iar'i  ty 
il  lu'mi  nate 
Chick  a  mau'ga 
sep  a  ra'tion 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


103 


LESSON  31.     DICTATION 

Before  Laurence  Coster  and  John  Gutenberg  discov- 
ered how  to  print  from  types,  in  the  beginning  of  the 
fifteenth  century,  the  art  of  printing  was  unknown.  All 
books  were  written,  and  the  work,  being  very  slow  and 
laborious,  made  them  very  expensive.  Hand-presses 
were  the  only  ones  in  use  until  1822.  The  old  one,  on 
which  Benjamin  Franklin  worked  in  London,  in  1725,  is 
still  preserved  in  the  Patent  Office  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

On  one  of  the  old  hand-presses,  250  copies  per  hour 
was  considered  rapid  work,  while  one  of  the  modern 
presses  will  print,  fold,  and  count  tens  of  thousands  in 
the  same  time.  The  effect  of  this  has  been  to  make 
books  very  cheap,  and  they  are  now  found  in  nearly 
every  home. 

LESSON  32 


alien 

ter'ri  fy 

sa'vor  y 

Al  ex  an'dri  a 

scourge 

re  proof' 

re  trieve' 

sim  plic'i  ty 

par'ish 

man'gled 

nox'ious 

par'a  phrase 

lu'cre 

oolong 

o  ce  an'ic 

can'dle  stick 

pac'i  fy 

o  paque' 

im'mi  grant 

com'pen  sate 

LESSON  33 

car'nage 

du'bi  ous 

can'ni  bal 

ex  ploit' 

gau'ger 

fer  till  ty 

fa  ri'na 

Ha  wai'i 

mar'gin  al 

is'o  late 

le'ni  ent 

im  plic'it 

fetid 

challenge 

ag  gress'or 

de  ceit'ful  ly 
cham'ber  maid 
il  le'gal  ly 
par  a  lyt'ic 
stealth'i  ly 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  34 


paring 

bilious 

bear'a  ble 

bo'gus 

cher'ub 

al'ma  nac 

clan'gor 

junior 

lat'er  al 

ne'groes 

ne  ga'tion 

ma  raud'er 

arid 

cam'phor 

nb'u  la 

par'lia  ment 
al  le  vi  a'tion 
com  mend'a  ble  j 
Melbourne 
com  mu'ni  ty 


wallet 
tin  veil' 
swiv'el 
triplet 
gay'e  ty 


scor'pi  on 
pas'sive 
nic'o  tine 
mas'tiff 
fi  nance' 


LESSON  35 

wa'gered 
par'o  dy 
mush'room 
re  all  ty 
in 'fa  my 


Val'ley  Forge' 
of  fi'ci  ate 
mus'cu  lar 
Scan  di  na'vi  an 
stim'u  lant 


LESSON  36.     DICTATION 

Work,  work,  my  boy,  be  not  afraid ; 

Look  labor  boldly  in  the  face ; 
Take  up  the  hammer  or  the  spade, 

And  blush  not  for  your  humble  place. 

There's  glory  in  the  shuttle's  song; 

There's  triumph  in  the  anvil's  stroke; 
There's  merit  in  the  brave  and  strong, 

Who  dig  the  mine  or  fell  the  oak. 

And  man  is  never  half  so  blest 
As  when  the  busy  day  is  spent 

So  as  to  make  his  evening  rest 
A  holiday  of  glad  content 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


105 


LESSON  37.    REVIEW 

la  pel' 

de  ci'sive 

vac'ci  nate 

ben  e  fi'cial 

em  boss' 

oc'tave 

pin'a  fore 

cir  cum'fer  ence 

film'y 

efficient 

lin'i  ment 

so  bri'e  ty 

vas'sal 

ma  la'ri  a 

ni'ce  ty 

nat'u  ral  ize 

tariff 

ja  guar' 

brig'and 

u  nan'i  mous 

LESSON  38.     REVIEW 

pallor 

Hav're 

bar  ri  cade' 

mag'net  ize 

al'ge  bra 

wain'scot 

ten'der  loin 

an'thra  cite 

zeph'yr 

u'ni  son 

re  hears'al 

lam  en  ta'tion 

qui  nine' 

rar'i  ty 

op  ti'cian 

per  mis'si  ble 

pa  pil'la 

han'som 

man'a  cle 

vex  a'tious 

LESSON  39.     REVIEW 

big'ot 

oo'long 

jui'ci  ness 

scan'dal  ous 

ca  tarrh' 

gau'ger 

sa'vor  y 

ma  li'cious 

bo'gus 

Ha  wai'i 

o  ce  an'ic 

math  e  mat'ics 

un  veil' 

bil'ious 

mar'gin  al 

can  eel  la'tion 

triplet 

cher'ub 

irn  plic'it 

sep  a  ra'tion 

LESSON  40.     REVIEW 

al'ien 

nic'o  tine 

al'ma  nac 

stealth'i  ly 

lu'cre 

ar'chi  tect 

ma  raud'er 

of  fi'ci  ate 

fa  ri'na 

pet'u  lance 

par'o  dy 

sim  plic'i  ty 

is'o  late 

lin'guist 

Melbourne 

par'a  phrase 

clan'gor 

mag  ne'si  a 

mus'cu  lar 

par  a  lyt'ic 

io6 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  41.     DICTATION 
ABRAHAM  LINCOLN 

Lincoln  was  once  asked  by  a  friend  to  write  a  sketch 
of  his  early  life.  The  following  is  an  extract  from  his 
reply.  "I  was  born  February  12, 
1809,  in  Hardin  Co.,  Ky.  I  was 
raised  to  farm  work.  At  twenty- 
one  I  came  to  Illinois.  Ran  for  the 
Legislature  in  1832  and  was  beaten. 
The  next  and  three  succeeding 
biennial  elections  I  was  elected. 
During  this  period  I  studied  law, 
and  removed  to  Springfield.  In 
1846  I  was  elected  to  the  Lower 
House  of  Congress.  I  am  in 
height  six  feet  four  inches,  nearly ;  lean  in  flesh,  and 

dark  complexion." 

LESSON  42 

ac  cost'  sig'ni  fy  per  cep'tion  cap'i  tal  ist 

caus'tic  pa'thos  dain'ti  ly  Long'fel  low 

pa  rol'  im'pli  cate  per'ju  ry  il  lifer  ate 

bea'con  qui'e  tude  ad  mon'ish  ed  i  to'ri  al 

ad  here'  a  ro'ma  cur'ren  cy  an  tiq'ui  ty 

LESSON  43 

adjust'  adja'cent        de  fi'cient  ejaculation 

ca  si'no  dis  creet'         das'tard  ly  cer'e  mo  ny 

ac  quit'  giblets  Cap'ri  corn  ad'ver  sa  ry 

fi'nis  im  merse'        ju  di'cial  Gui  an'a 

hav'oc  lar'ce  ny         ped'es  tal  pre  em'i  nent 


SEVENTH  YEAR.  107 

LESSON  44 

drachm,  a  weight  bowlder,  a  round  stone 

dram,      a  small  quantity  bolder,     more  bold 

fourth,    a  quarter  corps,       a  body  of  troops 

forth,       forward  core,         the  inner  part 

phrase,   part  of  a  sentence  gamble,   to  play  at  gaming 

frays,      ravels  out  gambol,  to  frisk ;  to  skip 

LESSON  45   • 

sol'vent  syl'van  tan'gi  ble  sat'u  ra  ted 

al  loy'  not'a  bly  wa'ri  ness  Tas  ma'ni  a 

vis'or  be  guile'  pes'ti  lent  un  whole'some 

whey  bur'gess  al  li'ance  car'bun  cle 

bal'ance  as'phalt  ap'er  ture  .        fraud'u  lent 

LESSON  46.     DICTATION 

God's  ways  seem  dark,  but,  soon  or  late, 
They  touch  the  shining  hills  of  day; 
.The  evil  cannot  brook  delay, 

The  good  can  well  afford  to  wait.          — WHITTIER. 

LESSON  47 

car'ri  on  bil'liards  am'pu  tate  am'i  ca  ble 

am'i  ty  ra'di  ate  cer'ti  fy  quad'ru  ped 

frig'ate  de  crep'it  dra  mafic  Eu  ro  pe'an 

cir'cuit  gas'e  ous  hav'er  sack  circumference 

ges'ture  in'fi  del  lem'on  ade  com  pe  ti'tion 


io8 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  48 


ar  raign' 

pa  rot'id 

par'si  mo  ny 

fore  go' 

re  ci'tal 

Schuy'ler 

poul'tice 

blud'geon 

biv'ouac 

car'di  ac 

clas'si  fy 

de  spond'ent 

lar'ynx 

mu'ti  ny 

mar'tyr  dom 

LESSON  49 

cen'sure 

ce  les'tial 

a  nat'o  my 

vig'il 

jo  cose' 

ver'dan  cy 

Fi'ji 

em  phat'ic 

de  fi'ance 

fu'tile 

gri  mace' 

im  press'ive 

al'oes 

bod'ice 

• 

civ'il  ly 

LESSON  50 

an  neal' 

vis'i  ble 

toll'gate 

wel'fare 

s'culp'ture 

re  jec'tion 

ul'na 

eq'ui  ty 

tom'a  hawk 

as  cribe' 

quaint'ness     cul'pa  ble 

cy'press 

di  ges'tion 

e'qui  nox 

en  thu'si  asm 
sci  en  tif'ic 
per'i  win  kle 
Chris  ti  an'i  ty 
res  ur  rec'tion 


ab  rupt'ness 
ded  i  ca'tion 
be  reave'ment 
in  ca'pa  ble 
sin  gu  lar'i  ty 


Eli  Whit'ney 
su  per  in  tend' 
gen'er  al  ly 
par  ti  al'i  ty 
Shen  an  do'ah 


LESSON  51.     DICTATION 

Forever  from  the  Hand  that  takes 
One  blessing  from  us  others  fall; 

And,  soon  or  late,  our  Father  makes 
His  perfect  recompense  to  all ! 

From  "  Summer  by  the  Lakeside."  —  WHITTIER. 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


109 


LESSON  52 


balm'y 

con  verge' 

venge'ance 

hi  lar'i  ty 

hus  sar' 

an'ces  tor 

Ad'e  laide 

cas'ti  gate 

pi'rate 

bra'sier 

el  lip'sis 

de  fal  ca'tion 

pep'sin 

rat'i  fy 

re  cov'er  y 

cas'u  al  ly 

for'age 

in  sip'id 

lu'na  cy 

pref  'er  a  ble 

LESSON  53 

re'cent 

rec'i  pe 

ad  min'is  ter 

Pol  y  ne'sia 

o'di  ous 

ob'li  gate 

op  press'or 

part'ner  ship 

be  troth' 

cor'dial 

mim'ic  ry 

mul'ti  ply  ing 

jan'gle 

lin'e  age 

in  clo'sure 

jaun'ti  ness 

o'nyx 

mi  li'tia 

phar'ma  cy 

per  plex'i  ty 

LESSON  54 

cha'os 

di  ur'nal 

An  tie'tam 

an  i  jnos'i  ty 

fo'li  age 

cav'al  ry 

bi  en'ni  al 

civ  i  li  za'tion 

gus'set 

ha'zi  ness 

fi  nan'cial 

fes  tiv'i  ty 

lu'cid 

La  drones' 

im  ma  ture' 

im  i  ta'tion 

mo'tor 

pri'va  cy 

sail  va  ry 

res  ig  na'tion 

LESSON  55 

merge 

lot'ter  y 

me'di  ate 

low'li  ness 

nu'di  ty 

odd'i  ty 

par'ti  cip  le 

Na  po'le  on 

phrase 

ref  'er  ence 

ras  cal'i  ty 

par  tic'u  lar  1> 

se  cede' 

a'pi  a  ry 

scrip'tur  al 

cat'a  mount 

sar'dine 

u  ten'sil 

wool'en 

ap  ore  ci  a'tio 

no 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  56.     DICTATION 

In  a  letter  to  a  friend,  in  1864,  Lincoln  described 
Grant  as  follows:  "He  is  the  quietest  little  fellow  you 
ever  saw.  Why,  he  makes  the  least  fuss  of  any  man 
you  ever  knew.  Grant  is  the  first  general  I  have  had. 
You  know  how  it's  been  with  all  the  rest.  As  soon  as 
I  put  a  man  in  command  of  the  army,  he'd  come  to  me 
with  a  plan  of  campaign,  and  about  as  much  as  to  say, 
'Now,  I  don't  believe  I  can  do  it,  but  if  you  say  so,  I'll 
try  it  on,'  and  so  put  the  responsibility  of  success  or 
failure  upon  me.  They  all  wanted  me  to  be  the  general. 
Now,  it  isn't  so  with  Grant.  He  hasn't  told  me  what 
his  plans  are.  I'm  glad  to  find  a  man  who  can  go  ahead 
without  me." 

LESSON  57.     REVIEW 

caus'tic  •   per'ju  ry  dain'ti  ly  cap'i  tal  ist 

pa  rol'  adja'cent  qui'e  tude  an  tiq'ui  ty 

ca  si'no  discreet'  das'tard  ly  ejaculation 

ac  quit'  gib'lets  Cap'ri  corn  cer'e  mo  ny 

drachm  gam'bol  ju  di'cial  am'i  ca  ble 


LESSON  58.     REVIEW 


am'i  ty 

vis'or 

frig'ate 

cir'cuit 

poul'tice 


jo  cose' 
be  guile' 
syl'van 
gas'e  ous 
pa  rot'id 


pes'ti  lent 
tan'gi  ble 
cer'ti  fy 
dra  mafic 
Schuy'ler 


Eu  ro  pe'an 
sci  en  tif'ic 
sat'u  ra  ted 
ap'er  ture 
en  thu'si  asm 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


Ill 


car'di  ac 

cen'sure 

vigil 

fu'tile 

ul'na 


balm'y 
re'cent 
be  troth' 
cha'os 
lu'cid 


LESSON  59.     REVIEW 

biv'ouac 
a  nat'o  my 


re  ci'tal 
ce  les'tial 
gri  mace' 
vis'i  ble 
eq'ui  ty 


tom'a  hawk 
cul'pa  ble 
venge'ance 


LESSON  60.     REVIEW 

an'ces  tor  Ad'e  laide 

rec'i  pe  mim'ic  ry 

lin'e  age  An  tie'tam 

cav'al  ry  fi  nan'cial 

a'pi  a  ry  im  ma  ture' 


per'i  win  kle 
res  ur  rec'tion 
in  ca'pa  ble 
par  ti  al'i  ty 
hi  lar'i  ty 


cas'u  al  ly 
Pol  y  ne'si  a 
jaun'ti  ness 
civ  i  li  za'tion 
Na  po'le  on 


LESSON   61.     DICTATION 

For  he  who  blesses  most  is  blest ; 

And  God  and  man  shall  own  his  worth 
Who  toils  to  leave  as  his  bequest 

An  added  beauty  to  the  earth. 

And,  soon  or  late,  to  all  that  sow, 
The  time  of  harvest  shall  be  given ; 

The  flower  shall  bloom,  the  fruit  shall  grow, 
If  not  on  earth,  at  last  in  heaven. 

Give  fools  their  gold,  and  knaves'  their  power ; 

Let  fortune's  bubbles  rise  and  fall; 
Who  sows  a  field,  or  trains  a  flower, 

Or  plants  a  tree,  is  more  than  all.       — WHITTJER. 


112 


gas'tric 
deign 
i  rate' 
kink'y 
bu'reau 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  62 


chol'e  ra 
mol'li  fy 
in  clu'sive 
li'bel  er 
tex'tile 


cafe  chism 
her'o  ine 
im  pru'dent 
med'i  cate 
ri  dic'u  ious 


an'arch  ist 
ban'ish  ment 
jeop'ard  y 
hes  i  ta'tion 
an  ni'hi  late 


LESSON  63 


de  coy' 

el'o  quence 

ni'tro  gen 

a  or'ta 

brew'er  y 

ob  ject'ive 

ar'a  ble 

cer'ti  fy 

ca  the'dral 

de  fault' 

de  lir'i  um 

de  lin'e  ate 

bol'ster 

a  cutely 

as  trin'gent 

man  u  fac'to  ry 
New  Guin'ea 
o  be'di  ent  ly 
con  tra  dict'o  ry 
mar'riage  a  ble 


cli'max  ep'i  taph 

gris'tle  hic'cough 

mis  spell'  neigh'ing 

i  de'al  pil'lage 

as'tral  con  ceive' 


LESSON  64 

fi  del!  ty 
de  tec'tion 
nov'el  ist 
op'er  a  tor 
Du  Quesne' 


LESSON  65 


Franklin 
im'mi  grant 
fie  ti'tious 
im  mor  tal'i  ty 
es'ti  ma  ble 


hymn,  a  song  of  praise 
him,  •     a  personal  pronoun 
weigh,  to  find  the  weight  of 
way,      a  road  or  path 


weight,  heaviness 
wait,       to  stay 
climb,     to  mount  upward 
clime,     climate;  region 


waive,  to  give  up  claim  to          augur,    to  foretell 
wave,    a  moving.swell  of  water  auger,    a  tool  for  boring 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  66.     DICTATION 

All  this  time  John  Maynard  stood  bravely  at  the 
wheel,  steering  the  vessel  as  though  all  was  right  and 
safe.  He  well  knew  the  danger  that  threatened,  but  he 
allowed  no  fear  to  drive  him  from  his  duty.  The  ship, 
blazing  as  it  was,  still  needed,  guiding,  and  John  May- 
nard was  too  brave  a  man  to  give  up  to  despair  so  long 
as  there  was  anything  to  be  done. 

At  that  moment  the  captain's  voice  was  heard. 
"Listen!"  said  he.  ''In  ten  minutes  it  is  possible  for  us 
to  reach  land ;  our  lives  may  yet  be  saved  if  our  pilot 
can  only  hold  on  at  his  post.  Are  you  there,  lad?"  he 
shouted.  "Ay,  ay,  sir!"  was  the  quick  answer. 

— JOHN  B.  GOUGH. 


sen'ate 
quiz'zing 
por'gy 
o'void 


LESSON  67 

vit'ri  ol  wea'ri  ness 

se  clu'sion  se  cre'tion 

pil'lo  ry  re  it'er  ate 

o'ver  plus  phar'ma  cist 


De'i  ty          car'ti  lage       ep  i  glot'tis 


Zam  be'si 
tin  as  sum'ing 
reg  u  la'tor 
hos  till  ties 
sig  nif'i  cant 


LESSON  68 


cru  sade' 

ad'vo  cate 

du'pli  cate 

fos'sil 

fis'sure  . 

el'i  gi  ble 

cy'clist 

ac'tu  ate 

ca  lam'i  ty     . 

a  re'na 

ar'mo  ry 

Beau're  gard 

gen'ius 

pen'nant 

Mar  seilles' 

el  o  cu'tion 
flex  i  bill  ty 
dem  o  crat'ic 
eel  e  bra'tion 
in  ap  pro'pri  ate 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  69 


ce  ment' 

gi  gan'tic 

e  mer'gen  cy 

charge'a  ble 

ar'chives 

base'born 

cap'ti  vate 

huc'kle  her  ry 

irk'some 

jim  'my 

in  cin'er  ate 

de  mor'al  ize 

Mos'cow 

or'chid 

os  'si  fy 

nar'ra  tive 

o'ri  ole 

pha'e  ton 

re  mov'al 

ar  o  mafic 

LESSON  70 


tra  peze' 

bias  pheme' 

par  tic'i  pate 

fan  tas'ti  cal 

pas'tel 

par'ti  san 

paste'board 

quan'da  ry 

wheez'y 

whet'stone 

sur'ger  y 

Win'ches  ter 

sin'ews 

bom'bast 

trace'a  ble 

re  li  a  bil'i  ty 

rigid 

pred'i  cate 

mys  te'ri  ous 

ar  ti  fi'cial 

LESSON  71.     DICTATION 

I  do  not  know  anything  in  this  world  half  so  strange 
as  the  way  in  which  people  neglect  their  bodies.  I 
know  when  I  was  a  little  girl,  when  people  said  to  me, 
"  You  must  not  do  thus  and  thus,  for  if  you  do  you  will 
take  cold,"  I  used  to  think,  "  Who  cares  for  a  little  cold? 
Supposing  I  do  catch -one!"  But  now  I  have  learned 
that  if  no  laws  of  health  were  ever  broken  we  need  never 
have  a  day's  illness. 

I  am  all  the  while  wishing  that  I  had  known  this  when 
I  was  young.  I  wish  I  could  see  some  girl  or  boy  try 
these  experiments :  Never  to  sit  up  late  at  night ;  never 
to  have  close,  bad  air  in  the  room  ;  never  to  sit  with  wet 
feet ;  never  to  eat  or  drink  an  unwholesome  thing. 

Adapted.  —HELEN  HUNT  JACKSON. 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


"5 


LESSON  72 

dis  tort' 
a  pos'tle 
Guin'ea 
in  va'sion 
phlegm 

flip'pant 
ab'di  cate 
Cer  ver'a 
com'ment 
phar'ynx 

in  fat'u  ate 
bi  og'ra  phy 
de  prav'i  ty 
in  fring'ing 
leisure 

com  mu'ni  cate 
a  chieve'ment 
bi  tu'mi  nous 
in  com'pe  tent 
su  pe  ri  or'i  ty 

LESSON  73 

ju'rist 
as  suage' 
pith'y 
re  cur' 
glu'ten 

liq'ue  fy 
filial 
pleu'ri  sy 
Or'e  gon 
e  pis'tle 

li  bra'ri  an 
ob  struc'tion 
re  con  struct' 
strin'gent 
ca'se  ine 

ma  tu'ri  ty 
im  press'i  ble 
pho  tog'ra  pher 
ob  serv'a  to  ry 
su  per  vi'sion 

LESSON  74 

stat'ute 

be  hav'ior 

val'ue  less 

as  sail'ant 

tip'staff 
bul'wark 

tu'bu  lar 
val'or  ous 

wooHi  ness 
an  the'mi  on 

Washing  ton 
ab  sorb'ent 

stag'nant 
de'cent 

bob'o-link 
cor'ri  dor 

bom  bas'tic 
can'di  date 

« 

cen  ten'ni  al 
ab  surd'i  ty 

LESSON  75 

co  erce' 
a  bu'sive   . 
con'vex 
fif'ti  eth 
band'age 

chiv'al  ry 
ab'so  lute 
dis  patch' 
im  pos'ing 
ap  per  tain 

blas'phe  my 
em'u  late 
in  ter  cede' 
glad'i  a  tor 
'    ap  pre'ci  ate 

com  mis'sion 
brilliant  ly 
Bue'na  Vis'ta 
in  creas'ing 
ad  min  is  tra'tion 

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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  76.     DICTATION 
ULYSSES  SIMPSON  GRANT 

General  U.  S.  Grant  was  born  on  the  27th  of  April, 
1822,  in  Clermont  County,  Ohio.  The  next  year  his 
father  moved  to  Georgetown,  Brown 
County.  This  was  Grant's  home 
until  1839,  when  he  went  to  West 
Point  Military  Academy,  from  which 
he  graduated  in  1843.  After  serv- 
ing in  the  Mexican  War,  he  resigned 
and  settled  in  business  at  Galena, 
111.  When  the  Civil  War  broke  out  in 
1 86 1,  he  joined  the  Union  Army  and 
became  commander-in-chief,  March 
i,  1864.  He  served  two  terms  as 
President  of  the  United  States,  from  1869  to  1877. 


LESSON  77.  x  REVIEW 


gas'tric 

chol'e  ra 

cafe  chism 

a  or'ta 

li'bel  er 

ni'tro  gen 

waive 

cer'ti  fy 

ca  the'dral 

gris'tle 

her'o  ine 

hic'cough 

weigh 

ar'a  ble 

de  lir'i  um 

an'arch  1st 
jeop'ard  y 
an  ni'hi  late 
man  u  fac'to  ry 
mar'riage  a  ble 


LESSON  78.     REVIEW 


sen'ate 

neigh'ing 

se  cre'tion 

fie  ti'tious 

por'gy 

pil'lage 

phar'ma  cist 

es'ti  ma  ble 

fos'sil 

vit'ri  ol 

el'i  gi  ble 

par  tic'i  pate 

cy'clist 

pil'lo  ry 

in  cin'er  ate 

hos  til'i  ties 

a  re'na 

fis'sure 

Zam  be'si 

flex  i  bil'i  ty 

SEVENTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON   79.     REVIEW 


pas  't  el 

gi  gan'tic 

sur'ger  y 

nar'ra  tive 

sin'ews 

bias  pheme' 

trace'a  ble 

ar  o  mafic 

a  pos'tle 

par'ti  san 

bi  og'ra  phy 

Win'ches  ter 

Guin'ea 

tra  peze' 

li  bra'ri  an 

ar  ti  fi'cial 

statute 

Cer  ver'a 

an  the'mi  on 

a  chieve'ment 

LESSON   80.     REVIEW 


bul'wark 
stagnant 
co  erce' 

liq'ue  fy 
pleu'ri  sy 
tu'bu  lar 

in  ter  cede' 
blas'phe  my 
eel  e  bra'tion 

ar'mo  ry 
or'chid 

val'or  ous 
chiv'al  ry 

cen  ten'ni  al 
charge  'a  ble 

bi  tu'mi  nous 
in  com'pe  tent 
pho  tog'ra  pher 
su  per  vi'sion 
in  ap  pro'pri  ate 


LESSON   81.     DICTATION 

Shut  in  from  all  the  world  without, 
We  sat  the  clean-winged  hearth  about, 
Content  to  let  the  north-wind  roar 
In  baffled  rage  at  pane  and  door, 
While  the  red  logs  before  us  beat 
The  frost-line  back  with  tropic  heat ; 
And  ever,  when  a  louder  blast 
Shook  beam  and  rafter  as  it  passed, 
The  merrier  up  its  roaring  draught 
The  great  throat  of  the  chimney  laughed, 
The  house-dog  on  his  paws  outspread 
Laid  to  the  fire  his  drowsy  head. 

From  "  Snow-bound."  — WHITTIER. 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  82 

bullion       clay'ey 

bomb'shell 

an  tag'o  nism 

jol'li  ty        fol'li  cles 

em  po'ri  um 

im  pov'er  ish 

de  mure'     maj'es  ty 

mas'sa  ere 

de  pop'u  late 

nu'cle  us     o'ver  alls 

prej'u  dice 

ben  e  fac'tor 

be  calm'      an'gu  lar 

ap  pli'ance 

Med  i  ter  ra'ne  an 

LESSON  83 

pore             re  quir'ing 

pit'y  ing 

pi  rat'ic  al 

wa'ry           se  ces'sion 

sec're  ta  ry 

quench'a  ble 

tro'che        brev'i  ty 

un'ion  ist 

Ro'se  crans 

oi'su  ry        sal'a  ry 

vo  ca'tion 

tee  to'tal  ism 

chyle           den'tine 

ex'ca  vate 

ac  cept'a  ble 

LESSON  84 

cli'ent          al  lur'ing 

ka'ty  did 

an  te  ce'dent 

con  cur'       bulk'head 

cen'tral  ly 

bom  bard'ment 

con  tour'     es  pouse' 

de  pre'ci  ate 

en  cum'brance 

Bry'ant       pin'na  cle 

fore'  fa  ther 

leg  is  la'tion 

liv'id  .           hy  e'na 

im'pu  dence 

prac'tic  ing 

LESSON  85 

sight,   vision 

rowed 

,  impelled  by  oars 

site,      situation 

road, 

a  public  highway 

cite,      to  quote 

rode, 

did  ride 

beau,   a  lady's  suitor 

buy, 

to  purchase 

bow,     a  looped  knot 

by, 

near;  close  to 

sheer,  to  turn  aside 

sighs, 

deep  respirations 

shear,  to  cut  with  shears               size, 

greatness 

SEVENTH  YEAR. 


LESSON   86.     DICTATION 

Captain  John  Hull,  who  was  the  mint-master  of  Mas- 
sachusetts colony,  had  grown  very  rich.  After  the  mar- 
riage ceremony  of  his  daughter,  he  directed  his  servants 
to  bring  in  a  large  pair  of  scales.  "  Daughter  Betsy," 
said  he,  "get  into  one  side  of  these  scales."  Then  the 
servants,  at  Captain  Hull's  command,  heaped  double 
handfuls  of  bright,  new  pine-tree  shillings  into  one  side 
of  the  scales  while  Betsy  remained  in  the  other,  until, 
plump  as  she  was,  they  fairly  weighed  her  from  the  floor. 
"There,  son  Sewell!"  cried  the  honest  mint-master, 
"  take  these  shillings  for  my  daughter's  portion.  Use 
her  kindly,  and  thank  heaven  for  her.  It  is  not  every 
wife  that's  worth  her  weight  in  silver." 

Adapted.  —HAWTHORNE. 

LESSON  87 

as  cer  tain'  bur'gla  ry  ex  ten'u  ate  nav  i  ga'tion 

prob'i  ty  pre  ced'ing  Ok  la  ho'ma  Chick  a  mau'ga 

re  fute'  a  noint'ed  ex  treme'ly  an  tic'i  pate 

sir'loin  spa'cious  sed'i  ment  sub  junc'tive 

spe'cie  punc'tu  ate  rec  i  ta'tion  com  press'i  ble 


sterile 
ve'toed 
di  late' 
sol'der 
suit'or 


LESSON  88 

Sher'i  dan 
vig'i  lant 
in  ter  pose' 
as  cen'sion 
ox'y  gen 


tip'si  ness 
ac  cel'er  ate 
a  dop'tion 
boun'te  ous 
in  ter'pret 


tem'po  ra  ri  ly 
wheel'wright 
char  ac  ter  is'tic 
sen  sa'tion 
in  fi  dell  ty 


I2O 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


hin'drance 
mean'ness 
cred'it 
me  tal'lic 
auc'tion 


con  else' 
com  prise' 
fric'tion 
met'a  phor 


de'vi  ate 
lyre'-bird 
pet'u  lant 
ot'to  man 
dom'i  no 


LESSON  89 

char  i  ot  eer' 
mem'o  ra  ble 
need'i  ness 
o  ver  haul' 


en  light'en  ment 
in  a  bil'i  ty 
ob  tain'a  ble 
plu  ral'i  ty 


cran'ber  ry         ad  vi  sa  bil'i  ty 


LESSON  90 


aq'ue  duct  ap  por'tion 

mov'a  ble  fra  ter'ni  ty 

ho'siery  lim'it  ing 

oil'i  ness  os'cil  late 


bri  gade'        a  cad'e  my     change'a  ble 


dis  crim'i  nate 
ex  ca  va'tion 
mas  quer  ade' 
Mon'mouth 
pre  scrip'tion 


LESSON  91.     DICTATION 

A  short  word  is  better  than  a  long  one.  I  am  fond  of 
telling  the  story  of  the  words  which  a  distinguished 
friend  of  mine  used  in  accepting  a  hard  post  of  duty. 
He  said  :  "  I  do  not  think  I  am  fit  for  this  post.  But  my 
friends  say  I  am,  and  I  trust  them.  I  shall  take  it,  and 
when  I  am  in  it,  I  shall  do  as  well  as  I  can."  Observe 
that  it  contains  only  words  of  one  syllable. 

— EDWARD  EVERETT  HALE. 


as  pir'ant 
ex  ult' 
po'et  ry 
ex  tol' 
crev'ice 


fed'er  al 
se  di'tion 
tract'a  ble 
bulle  tin 
al  bu'men 


LESSON  92 

pro  bos'cis 
rec'om  pense 
Ft.  Sum'ter 
an'te  lope 
Dar  da  nelles' 


ad  just'a  ble 
qual  i  fy'ing 
va'ri  a  ble 
wretch'ed  ly 
as  sas'sin  ate 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


121 


con'clave  clear'ance 

fu'gi  tive  in  cur'sion 

de  lu'sion  man'date 

nup'tial  own'er  ship 

a'pri  cot  cop'y  ing 


LESSON  93 

.  broad'gauge  drunk'en  ness 

liq'ui  date  in  de  ci'sive 

con  cern'ment  mas  ti  ca'tion 

patron  ize  New  Heb'ri  des 

e  lec'tric  al  pe  cu  li  ar'i  ty 


o'pal  buffoon' 

aug  ment'  Cler'mont 
i'ron-clad    de  ten'tion 
in'laid          loi'ter  ing 
di'al  ab  do' men 


LESSON  94 

buoy'ant 
as  sem'blage 
in  dict'ment 
lu'di  crous 
blam'a  ble 


cler'gy  man 
Guar  da  fui' 
at  ten'tive  ly 
mas  ti  ca'tion 
com'pro  mise 


comely 
master  y 
mod'est 
se  date' 


buffet 
in'do  lence 
nu'tri  ment 
spec'i  mens 


LESSON  95 

hos  til'i  ty 
in  dul'gence 
lieu  ten'ant 
u'til  ize 


chyme         fra'grance       gel'a  tine 


friv'o  lous 
co  ag  u  la'tion 
oc  ca'sion  al  ly 
pe  des'tri  an 
re  sist'i  ble 


LESSON  96.     DICTATION 

Behind  the  cloud  the  starlight  lurks, 
Through  showers  the  sunbeams  fall? 

For  God,  Who  loveth  all  His  works, 
Has  left  His  hope  with  all ! 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


nu'cle  us 
wa'ry 
u'su  ry 
con'tour 
beau 

se  ces'sion 
sal'a  ry 
mar'riage 
bur'gla  ry 
pre  ceding 

mas'sa  ere 
prej'u  dice 
sec're  ta  ry 
de  pre'ci  ate 
cer'e  mo  ny 

Chick  a  mau'ga 
an  tic'i  pate 
subjunc'tive 
tem'po  ra  ri  ly 
ac  cePer  ate 

LESSON 

98.    REVIEW 

ot'to  man 

Sher'i  dan 

Ok  la  ho'ma 

char  ac  ter  is'tic 

prob'i  ty 
sir'loin 
ster'ile 
me  tal'lic 

vig'i  lant 
as  cen'sion 
as  cer  tain' 
aq'ue  duct 

ex  treme'ly 
sed'i  ment 
Mon'mouth 
boun'te  ous 

ex  ca  va'tion 
mas  quer  ade' 
wheel'wright 
va'ri  a  ble 

LESSON 

99.    REVIEW 

con  cise' 

oil'i  ness 

char  i  ot  eer' 

as  sas'sin  ate 

buHe  tin 

se  di'tion 

mem'o  ra  ble 

in  de  ci'sive 

as  pir'ant 
ex  tol' 
fu'gi  tive 

Ft.  Sum'ter 
met'a  phor 
clearance 

ap  por'tion 
os'cil  late 
Guar  da  fui' 

pe  cu  li  ar'i  ty 
dis  tin'guished 
co  ag  u  la'tion 

LESSON 

100.    REVIEW 

nup'tial 
aug  ment' 
come'ly 
clay'ey 
Bry'ant 

loi'ter  ing 
friv'o  lous 
nu'tri  ment 
spec'i  mens 
bomb'shell 

tract'a  ble 
pi  rat'ic  al 
liq'ui  date 
pat'ron  ize 
buoy'ant 

pe  des'tri  an 
Dar  da  nelles' 
an  te  ce'dent 
fol'li  cles 
prac'tic  ing 

SEVENTH  YEAR, 


LESSON  101.     DICTATION 

Our  country  !  —  'tis  a  glorious  land, 

With  broad  arms  stretched  from  shore  to  shore; 
The  proud  Pacific  chafes  her  strand, 

She  hears  the  dark  Atlantic's  roar. 

Great  God  !  we  thank  Thee  for  this  home, 
This  bounteous  birthright  of  the  free, 

Where  wanderers  from  afar  may  come 
And  breathe  the  air  of  liberty! 

Still  may  her  flowers  untrampled  spring, 

Her  harvests  wave,  her  cities  rise; 
And  yet,  till  time  shall  fold  her  wing, 

Remain  earth's  loveliest  paradise! 

LESSON  102 

au'di  tor  frti  gal'i  ty  as  sess'or  gum'mi  ness 

Kear'sarge  dis  sec'tion  pen'i  tence  neigh'bor  ly 

com  piling  ap  pen'dix  per'fo  rate  cor  re  spond'ent 

mold'y  bran'dish  a  dul'ter  ate  com  par'a  tive 

sure'ty  sur'geon  rec  re  a'tion  per  form'ance 

LESSON  103 

Auckland  an'te  date  chem'is  try  in  com'pe  tent 

func'tion  hyp'o  crite  cer  tifi  cate  in  for  ma'tion 

a  quat'ic  be  ta'ken  mood'i  ly  joe  u  lar'i  ty 

mat'tress  ac'cu  rate  nec'tar  ine  Mo  ham'me  dan 

pi'ra  cy  sched'ule  lib'er  al  ly  re  splen'dent 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  104 


cor  rode' 
in'fi  nite 
Morse 

dev'as  tate 
in  sur'ance 
cher'ish 

drom'e  da  ry 
loy'al  ty 
nerv'ous  ness 

or'gan  ist 
ca  det' 

pun'gen  cy 
flex'ors 

gro'cer  ies 
Pyr'e  nees 

e  quiv'a  lent 
me  trop'o  lis 
ad  journ'ment 
pen'e  tra  ble 
re  form'a  to  ry 


LESSON  105 


spec'i  fy 

ty  phoon' 

trust'i  ness 

tran'som 

south'ern 

u'ni  form  ly 

sor'did 

ap  praise' 

at  tain'ment 

cur  tail' 

cur'a  tive 

whim'si  cal 

wee'vil 

re  prieve' 

sol'emn  ly 

Tan  gan  yi'ka 
vol'un  ta  ri  ly 
dis  cern'i  ble 
worthless  ness 
con  tin'u  ous 


.  ,    LESSON  106.     DICTATION 

Blessings  on  thee,  little  man, 
Barefoot  boy,  with  cheek  of  tan ! 
With  thy  turned-up  pantaloons, 
And  thy  merry  whistled  tunes  ; 
With  thy  red  lip,  redder  still 
Kissed  by  strawberries  on  the  hill ; 
With  the  sunshine  on  thy  face, 
Through  thy  torn  brim's  jaunty  grace, 
From  my  heart  I  give  thee  joy,-r- 
I  was  once  a  barefoot  boy ! 
Prince  thou  art, — the  grown-up  man 
Only  is  republican. 


_WHITTTF.R_ 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


125 


era  vat' 
in  firm' 
Mo'cha 
doc'trine 
cit'ron 


pay  ee' 
top'ic  al 
vis'count 
cur' few 
ze'ro 


cou'pon 
stol'id 
subtle 
pen'u  ry 
de  scent' 


LESSON  107 

fu  tu'ri  ty  hi  la'ri  ous 

in  sur'gent  knick'knack 

mys'tic  al  neu  ral'gi  a 

for  bid'den  pension  er 

em  bar'rass  du  o  de'num 

LESSON  108 

per  sua'sive     pul'mo  na  ry 
un  err'ing         vi  tal'i  ty 
whis'tler 
ap  pen'dix 


ven'om  ous 


com  pas'sion 
bur  lesque' 
type'wri  ter 


in  sur  rec'tion 
live'li  hood 
mem'o  ra  ble 
aux  il'ia  ries 
pe  ri  od'ic  al 


rec'og  niz  ing 
con  cus'sion 
Tip  pe  ca  noe' 
grat  i  fi  ca'tion 
in  stan  ta'ne  ous 


LESSON  109 

ex  haus'tion  di  min'u  tive 

hu'mor  ous  grav'el  ly 

in  dors'er  may'or  al  ty 

u  surp'er  no'ti  fy  ing 


bar'racks 


cos  metric 
in  tox  i  ca'tion 
et'i  quette 
Rob'ert  Mor'ris 
Brah'man  ism     proc  la  ma'tion 


LESSON  110 


too,      an  adverb 

two,     a  number  ;  twice  one 

to,        a  preposition 

stake,  a  post 

steak,  a  slice  of  meat 

daze,    to  bewilder 

days,    plural  of  day 


write,  to  inscribe 

right,  correct 

rite,  a  ceremony 

shown,  exhibited 

shone,  did  shine 

guilt,  sin 

gilt,  covered  with  gold 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  111.     DICTATION 

During  the  campaign  in  the  Shenandoah  Valley,  Va., 
in  1864,  General  Sheridan  was  obliged  to  leave  his  army 
at  Cedar  Creek,  some  twenty  miles  south  of  Winchester, 
and  make  a  hasty  trip  to  Washington.  He  returned  to 
Winchester  October  i8th.  Hearing  heavy  firing  to  the 
south  the  next  morning,  he  started  early  on  horseback 
to  join  his  command.  He  soon  met  his  men  returning 
from  the  front  panic-stricken.  He  pushed  forward  with 
all  possible  speed,  commanding  the  men  to  turn  about 
and  return  to  the  attack.  His  presence  restored  their 
confidence,  and,  renewing  the  attack  with  greater  vigor, 
what  seemed  sure  defeat  was  soon  turned  into  a  brilliant 
victory. 

LESSON  112 

chiefly  lu'mi  nous  ere  ma'tion      auc  tion  eer' 

di'a  dem  in'tri  cate  crit'i  cise          e  vac  u  a'tion 

ar'se  nal  meth'o  dist  dex  ter'i  ty      Aus  tral  a'si  a 

guid'ance  mea'ger  ly  ne  go'ti  a  ble  ap  pro'pri  ate 

ex  ten'sors  com  plex'ion  ex  haust'ive    bro'ker  age 


LESSON  113 

bron'chi  al  com  pul'sion  dis'si  pate 

fu'mi  gate  lo  cal'i  ty  in  dic'a  tive 

luck'i  ly  a'que  ous  musk'rat 

co'gent  min'a  ret  nu'mer  ate 

cor'nice  es  pe'cial  furlough 


con'scious  ness 
hor'ti  cul  ture 
mu'sic  al  ly 
oc  tag'o  nal 
pep'per  mint 


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LESSON  114 


reg'is  ter 

re  ten'tion 

so  lic'it  or 

su'ture 

trea'son 

vic'tim  ize 

re  act' 

wind'row 

ath  let'ic 

ver'i  ly 

sat'u  rate 

stim'u  late 

do'nor 

ad  di'tion 

es'tu  a  ry 

LESSON  115 


traf  'fick  ing 
un  a  void'a  ble 
rheu'ma  tism 
ven  er  a'tion 
con  grat  u  la'tion 


com'pact 

fa  tigue' 

fe  ro'cious 

bru  tall  ty 

trickled 

a  tro'cious 

at  tractive 

com  plex'i  ty 

Tri  este' 

vouch'er 

tri  en'ni  al 

sur  vey'ing 

vor'tex 

av'a  rice 

av'a  lanche 

trag'ic  al 

dra'ma 

col'o  nize 

cour  a'geous 

con  den'sate 

LESSON  116.     DICTATION 

The  first  that  the  general  saw  were  the  groups 

Of  stragglers,  and  then  the  retreating  troops. 

What  was  done ?  what  to  do ?  a  glance  told  him  both; 

Then,  striking  his  spurs,  with  a  terrible  oath, 

He  dashed  down  the  line  'mid  a  storm  of  huzzas, 

And   the  wave   of  retreat  checked   its  course  there, 

because 

The  sight  of  the  master  compelled  it  to  pause. 
With  foam  and  with  dust  the  black  charger  was  gray; 
By  the  flash  of  his  eye,  and  the  red  nostrils'  play, 
He  seemed  to  the  whole  great  army  to  say, 
"  I  have  brought  you  Sheridan  all  the  way 
From  Winchester  down,  to  save  the  day." 

From  "  Sheridan's  Ride."  — T.  B.  READ. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  117.     REVIEW 

Pa  cif'ic 

par'a  dise         chem'is  try         me  trop'o  lis 

au'di  tor 

hyp'o  crite        nec'tar  ine          ad  journ'ment 

ac'cu  rate 

Kear'sarge       gro'cer  ies          pen'e  tra  ble 

a  quat'ic 

dev'as  tate       whim'si  cal         dis  cern'i  ble 

mat'tress 

pun'gen  cy       re  pub'li  can      con  tin'u  ous 

LESSON  118.     REVIEW 

in'fi  nite 

ty  phoon'         neu  ral'gi  a        in  sur  rec'tion 

sped  fy 

cos  met'ic         bur  lesque'        aux  il'ia  ries 

tran'som 

fu  tu'ri  ty          pan  ta  loons'     pe  ri  od'ic  al 

era  vat' 

mys'tic  al         may'or  al  ty      pul'mo  na  ry 

Mo'cha 

un  err'ing         ere  ma'tion        Tip  pe  ca  noe' 

LESSON  119.     REVIEW 

rite 

hu'mor  ous      crit'i  cise            et'i  quette 

cou'pon 

doc'trine           in  dic'a  tive        Rob'ert  Mor'ris 

sub'tle 

meth'o  dist       so  lic'it  or          proc  la  ma'tion 

pen'u  ry 

bron'chi  al       ath  let'ic            auc  tion  eer' 

steak 

min'a  ret          fe  ro'cious         Aus  tral  a'si  a 

LESSON  120.     REVIEW 

ar'se  nal 

trea'son            tri  en'ni  al         ne  go'ti  a  ble 

fa  tigue' 

guid'ance          av'a  lanche       bro'ker  age 

co'gent 

a  tro'cious        neigh'bor  ly     con'scious  ness 

su'ture 

av'a  rice           trag'ic  al           com  par'a  tive 

ver'i  ly 

as  sess'or         cer  tif  'i  cate      rheu'ma  tism 

SEVENTH  YEAR. 


129 


LESSON  121,     DICTATION 

"  What  do  you  think  is  in  the  middle  of  the  candle- 
flame?"  said  Hkiry. 

"I  should  say  fire,"  replied  Uncle  Ben. 

"  No  ;  the  flame  is  hollow.  It  doesn't  touch  the  wick. 
Inside  of  it  is  the  vapor  I  told  you  of  just  now.  The 
greatest  heat  of  the  candle  is  in  this  hollow  flame." 

"  Hollow  case  of  flame  ?  "  repeated  Uncle  Ben. 

"  Yes,"  said  Harry;  "I  take  this  piece  of  white  paper, 
look,  and  hold  it  a  second  or  two  over  the  flame,  keep- 
ing the  flame  very  steady.  Now,  I'll  rub  off  the  black 
of  the  smoke,  and — there — you  find  that  the  paper  is 
scorched  in  the  shape  of  a  circle." 


cu'ti  cle 

dis  in  her'it 

in  hal'ing 
cus'to  dy 
ar'du  ous 

en'vi  a  ble 
in  fu'si  ble 
con  sist'ent 

ker'sey 

laun'der 

LESSON  122 

at'tri  butes 
e  qual'i  ty 
ep  i  der'mis 
in  iq'ui  ty 
La  fa  yette' 


au  then'tic 
di  lap  i  da'tion 
in  ge  nu'i  ty 
en  er  get'ic  al 
in  ter'pret  er 


LESSON  123 

au'ri  cles  au'thor  ize  com  po'sure  dis  ar  range'ment 

in  vent'ive  eq'ui  ta  ble  con  ceiv'a  ble  com  pre  hend' 

ma  ture'  mu'tu  al  ly  front'is  piece  ex  ter'mi  nate 

in  vert'ed  op'tion  al  jo  vi  al'i  ty  in  trench'ments 

li'cense  Fin  is  terre'  e  soph'a  gus  know'ing  ly 

9 


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LESSON  124 

per'fi  dy  per  cus'sion  re  con  struct'     per  en'ni  al 

rec'ti  fied  so  lid'i  fy  sol  em'ni  ty        re  claim'a  ble 

tur  quoise'  treas'ur  y  sus  pi'cious         tern  pes'tu  ous 

vizier  ar  ray'ing  con  fed'er  a  cy  per'ma  nent  ly 

ter'race  trag'e  dy  ar  chi  pel'a  go   re  spon'si  ble 


vo'cal 
ar'ro  gant 
vol'leys 
gran 'a  ry 
Thib'et 


LESSON  125 

a'vi  a  ry  con'gre  gate 

dis  tinct'ive  con  so  la'tion 

conjointly  in  dis  posed' 

ad  ver'bi  al  mis  for'tune 

dis  tor'tion  mo  men'tous 


Whit'ti  er 
mis'chie  vous  ly 
lim  i  ta'tion 
per  sist'ence 
re  mit'tance 


From 


LESSON  126.     DICTATION 

Dear  Lord,  how  little  man's  award 

The  right  or  wrong  attest ! 
And  he  who  judges  least,  I  think, 

Is  he  who  judges  best. 

The  Best  Judgment."  —ALICE  GARY. 


LESSON  127 

con'fis  cate    auxiliary      conjunctive  dis  til'ler  y 

di  vin'i  ty       frac'tion  al      flu  id'i  ty  a  vail'a  ble 

in'fa  mous     lith'o  graph    in  dus'tri  al  jour'ney  man 

in  ter  vene'    con  ten'tion    liv'id  ness  mis'er  a  bly 

ten'dons        ver'te  bra        sol'ven  cy  Lou  is  i  a'na 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


1.3 


or'i  fice 

mi'ser  ly 

ministry     offi'cious 

des'ti  ny       per  son'i  fy 

men'ace       nar  cot'ic 


LESSON  128 

con  de  scend'     dis  sim'i  lar 
con  do'lence       mus'ti  ness 
per'pe  trate 
per'ti  nence 


e  qua  to'ri  al 
mi  rac'u  lous 
e  qui  noc'tial 
mirth'ful  ness 
per  cent'age    pic  tur  esque' 


LESSON  129 


cor'o  ner 

dis  tor'tion 

di'a  logue 

in  tent'ly 

hu  man'i  ty 

lifer  a  ture 

foun'dry 

ge  ra'ni  um 

pe  ti'tion 

py  lo'rus 

perrvi  ous 

pre  ma  ture' 

molars 

oc'cu  pied 

di  vis'i  ble 

con  fec'tion  er 
in  dig  na'tion 
mid'ship  man 
con  vert'i  ble 
of  fen'sive  ness 


LESSON  130 

poul'tice      ravaged  pos  ses'sion 

ra'ti  o  sep'ul  cher  (or  chre)  re  spect'ful 
se'quel  pro  vi'sion  ter'mi  nate 
ver'dure  hu  mill  ty  po  lit'ic  al 

ly  ce'um       or'phan  age       Gib  ral'tar 


un  certain  ty 
re  mon'strate 
pre  med'i  tate 
ther  mom'e  ter 
un  doubt'ed  ly 


LESSON  131.     DICTATION 

He  lives  to  learn,  in  life's  hard  school, 

How  few  who  pass  above  him 
Lament  their  triumph  and  his  loss, 

Like  her, — because  they  love  him. 

From  "  In  School-Days."  —  WHITTLER. 


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LESSON  132 


manner,  mode  of  action 
manor,    land 

links,       divisions  of  a  chain 
lynx,        an  animal 
might,      strength 


hoard,  to  store  up 
horde,  a  wandering  troup 
baize,   coarse  woolen  cloth 
bays,    plural  of  bay 
mews,  cries  of  a  cat 


mite,        anything  very  small   muse,  to  meditate  on 

LESSON  133 

in  hu'man  mi  gra'tion     do  mes'ti  cate  es  ti  ma'tion 

in  i'ti  ate     cow'ard  ice     hu  mid'i  ty  for  ti  fi  ca'tion 

pe  ru'sal     mag'ni  tude   os  ten  ta'tion  e  ven'tu  al  ly 

cov'et  ous  an'nu  al  ly      mal  e  fac'tor  nul  li  fi  ca'tion 

pet'ri  fy      ex  hib'it  or     con  triv'ance  mo  nar'chic  al 


LESSON  134 

re  fin'er  y  po  ten'tial       pneu  mo'ni  a  per  son  i  fi  ca'tion 

spe'cial  ty  spas  mod'ic    re  ceiv'a  ble  reg  i  men'tal 

re  vis'ing   the  at'ric  al     trans  la'tion  so  cia  bil'i  ty 

sew'er        ju  di'cious      main'te  nance  mon  u  ment'al 

hy'drant     ob  lique'ly      mag'is  trate  com  pu  ta'tion 


scanrdal  in  fin'i  tive 

in  flat'ed  myth'ic  al 

cra'ni  um  ul'cer  ate 

zith'er  con  tract'or 


LESSON  135 

ex  pend'i  ture  in  ter  mis'sion 

lux  u'ri  ous  in  flam'ma  ble 

ex  al  ta'tion  dis  tri  bu'tion 

or'di  nance  re  mov'a  ble 


mosque      pol  i  ti'cian      an'swer  a  ble     re  mu  ner  a'tion 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


133 


LESSON  136.     DICTATION 
NATHANIEL  HAWTHORNE 

One  of  the  most  charming  of  our  American  writers 
was  Nathaniel  Hawthorne,  born  July  4,  1804,  at  Salem, 
Mass.  He  had  a  very  active  im- 
agination and  was  a  great  story 
teller,  even  when  quite  young. 
When  he  was  but  nine  years  old 
the  family  went  to  Maine,  and  it 
was  there  that  he  formed  his  habits 
of  solitude  and  outdoor  life.  While 
attending  Bowdoin  College,  he  de- 
cided to  become  a  writer.  After 
his  marriage  he  lived  at  Concord 
in  the  "Old  Manse,"  and  later  in 
the  "Wayside."  He  died  in  1864  at  Plymouth,  N.H., while 

away  on  a  trip. 

LESSON  137.     REVIEW 

dis  in  her'it       ep  i  der'mis 
au'thor  ize        in  iq'ui  ty 
so  lid'i  fy  eq'ui  ta  ble 

front'is  piece 


cu'ti  cle 
cus'to  dy 
ar'du  ous 
au'ri  cles 
cir'cle 


a'vi  a  ry 


au  then'tic 
in  ge  nu'i  ty 
in  ter'pret  er 
jo  vi  al'i  ty 


or'i  fice 
viz'ier 
flu  id'i  ty 
des'ti  ny 
cor'o  ner 


conjunctive    sol  em'ni  ty  per  en'ni  al 

LESSON  138.     REVIEW 

lith'o  graph      sus  pi'cious  con  fed'er  a  cy 

in  ter  vene'       aux  il'ia  ry  mis'chie  vous  ly 

con  de  scend'  in'fa  mous  re  mit'tance 

tur  quoise'        per'pe  trate  Lou  is  i  a'na 

offi'cious          pertinence  equinoctial 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  139.     REVIEW 

di'a  logue      per  son'i  fy          pe  ti'tion 
poul'tice        ge  ra'ni  um         lifer  a  ture 
ra'ti  o  per'vi  ous  po  lit'ic  al 

se'quel          rav'aged  po  ten'tial 

man'or  sep'ul  cher  (or  chre)  ju  di'cious 


pic  tur  esque' 
un  cer'tain  ty 
mal  e  fac'tor 
ther  mom'e  ter 
reg  i  men'tal 


in  i'ti  ate 
pet'ri  fy 
sew'er 
cov'et  ous 
cra'ni  um 


LESSON  140.     REVIEW 

cow'ard  ice         lux  u'ri  ous 
con  tract'or 
pneu  mo'ni  a 


the  at'ric  al 


ul'cer  ate 
sol'i  tude 
Plym'outh 


nul  li  fi  ca'tion 
so  cia  bil'i  ty 
in  flam'ma  ble 
re  mov'a  ble 


main'te  nance     re  spect'ful     re  mu  ner  a'tion 


LESSON  141.     DICTATION 
THOMAS  A.  EDISON 

Thomas  A.  Edison  was  born  in  Milan,  O.,  February 
n,  1847.  During  his  boyhood  he  worked  in  many  dif- 
ferent positions,  and  while  employed  as  a  railroad  train- 
boy,  he  became  much  interested  in  telegraphy.  He 
turned  his  attention  to  this,  and  in  a  short  time,  in  con- 
sequence of  his  improvements,  a  number  of  messages 
could  be  sent  over  the  same  wire  at  the  same  time.  So 
numerous  and  rapid  have  been  his  inventions,  that  he  is 
considered  the  greatest  genius  in  the  world.  To  him 
we  are  indebted  for  electric  lights,  the  phonograph,  and 
many  other  wonderful  things  of  the  age. 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


135 


LESSON  142 

su'i  cide  in  sin'u  ate  i  ron'ic  al 

tinc'ture  med  i  ta'tion  read'i  ness 

prob'a  ble  pri  va  teer'  re  bel'lious 

mo  roc'co  con  vex'i  ty  su  perb'Iy 

val'or  mo  not'o  ny  viv'id  ly 


cor  rupt'i  ble 
ex  am  i  na'tion 
lus'cious  ness 
ex  aspera'tion 
Mo  zam  bique' 


LESSON  143 

cor'pu  lent   cor'pus  cles       ex  pe  di'tious  ex  hor  ta'tion 

ink'ling         in  vis'i  ble          mon'arch  y  in  vig'or  ate 

mus'tang      pros'e  cu  tor      pres'i  den  cy  mod  er  a'tion 

en'er  gy        o  ri  en'tal  prev'a  lent  prep  a  ra'tion 

syr'inge         as  su'rance        anx'ious  ly  spir'it  u  al 


LESSON  144 


in  for'mal 

stip'u  late 

stu'pe  fy        prev'a  lence 

treach'er  y    trans  par'ent 

mal'ice          fed'er  al  ist 


pro  fes'sion       in'flu  en  cing  ex  pos'tu  late 

pug  na'cious      mor'ti  fy  ing  in  di  vid'u  al  ly 

sub  sist'ence  or'di  na  ri  ly 

tran'si  tive  sub  sti  tu'tion 

ad'mi  ra  ble  or  gan  i  za'tion 


LESSON  145 


borne,  carried 

bourn,  a  bound 

born,    brought  into  life 

idle,      lazy 

idol,      an  image 

moat,    a  ditch 

mote,    a  small  particle 


carrot,  a  vegetable 

carat,  a  small  weight 

caret,  a  mark 

bait,  a  lure 

bate,  to  lessen 

high,  elevated 

hie,  to  go  in  haste 


136  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  146.     DICTATION 

This  book  is  all  that's  left  me  now! 

Tears  will  unbidden  start — 
With  faltering  lip  and  throbbing  brow 

I  press  it  to  my  heart. 

Thou  truest  friend  man  ever  knew, 

Thy  constancy  I've  tried; 
Where  all  were  false  I  found  thee  true, 

My  counselor  and  guide. 

The  mines  of  earth  no  treasure  give 

That  could  this  volume  buy: 
In  teaching  me  the  way  to  live, 

It  taught  me  how  to  die. 

From  "  My  Mother's  Bible."  —GEORGE  P.  MORRIS. 

LESSON  147 

suffrage  cos  met'ic  in  for  ma'tion  cor  po  ra'tion 

ver'tex  sub'ju  gate  mon  stros'i  ty  in  quis'i  tive  ly 

sys  tem'ic  ven'er  a  ble  up  hol'ster  er  Mon'o  the  ism 

re  lax'ing  pub  lic'i  ty  re  pent'ance  question  a  ble 

placid  ex'cel  lence  ap  par'ent  ly  trans  gres'sion 

LESSON  148 

re  li'gion  pro  pel'ler  in  ter  sec'tion  in  ter  na'tion  al 

trav'erse  prov'en  der  con  sul  ta'tion  tes  ti  mo'ni  al 

plaque  port'a  ble  in  vol'un  ta  ry  o  rig'i  nal  ly 

re'gal  in  ter  sperse'  con  fed'er  ate  con  fir  ma'tion 

tu'mor  pro  pul'sion  ex  trav'a  gant  in  stinc'tive  ly 


SEVENTH  YEAR. 


137 


LESSON  149 

cour'te  ous    oc  ca'sion      ir  rev'er  ent  con  sid  er  a'tion 

ir'ri  gate        prov'i  dent    pro  vin'cial  in  sti  ga'tion 

prot'es  tant    sub  ur'ban     con  se  cra'tion  sue  ces'sion 

sweating       per'jure         re  sump'tion  na  tion  all  ty 

wir'y  so  lic'it  spheric  al  rep'u  ta  ble 

LESSON  150 

pe'nal  win'some       con  trol'ler  whip'poor-will 

siege  prop'a  gate   in  ti  ma'tion  in  ter  ven'ing 

re  morse'       su  preme'ly  pre  sump'tion  sen  ti  men'tal 

witchcraft     ter'ri  to  ry     sub  ma  rine'  in  tim'i  date 

po'rous          pro'te  ids       pros  tra'tion  sub  max'il  la  ry 

LESSON  151.     DICTATION 

It  was  two  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  October  12, 
1492,  when  the  man  who  was  on  the  lookout  at  the 
masthead  of  the  Pinta  cried:  "Land!  Land!  Land!" 
There  was  a  great  stir  on  board.  "  Where  is  the  land  ?  " 
"  There — there  ! "  Don't  you  see  it  ?  " 

The  little,  old-fashioned  cannon  was  brought  out  and 
fired. 

When  the  day  dawned  a  green  and  sunny  island  was 
seen  before  them.  It  seemed,  indeed,  an  earthly  para- 
dise,— trees  laden  with  flowers  and  fruit,  thousands  of 
birds  singing  among  the  leaves,  groups  of  men,  women, 
and  children  gazing  in  wonder  upon  the  ships.  The 
anchors  were  dropped,  the  boats  were  lowered,  and 
Columbus,  in  a  scarlet  robe,  wearing  his  sword,  went  on 
shore.  —  c.  C.  COFFIN. 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  152 


wit'ti  ly  wrist'band 

pur'chas  er  ir'ri  ta  ble 

re  source'  res'tau  rant 

stig'ma  tor'tu  ous 

o 

wiz'ard  offi'cial 


rep  u  ta'tion  con  fed'er  a  cy 

ir  re  li'gious  wil'ful  ness 

punctually  pre  pos'terous 

pro  hi  bi'tion  con  sign'ment 

im  per'a  live  per  son  aPi  ty 


LESSON  153 

re  press'  rep'ri  mand  re'tro  grade 

pro  ba'tion  coun'ter  feit  pre  vent'ive 

par'a  graph  con  vey'ance  rig'or  ous 

squa'lor  ob  scu'ri  ty  O  ce  an'i  ca 

staPwart  re  proving 


con  spic'u  ous 
pro  fi'cient 
con  sti  tu'tion 
re  vers'i  ble 
in'ti  mate  ly     sub'se  quent  ly 


LESSON  154 

resin  re  taPi  ate          sub  lin'gual  re  spir'a  to  ry 

pat'ron  age  ven'tri  cles         vo  lup'tu  ous  sub  terra'nean 

per  suade'     re  mu'ner  ate     par'tial  ly  ven'ture  some 

cor'po  ral       con  ven'ience    re  pug'nant  res  pi  ra'tion 

hon'or  a  ble  su  per  fi'cial      lux  u'ri  ant  sir'up  (or  syr-) 


LESSON  155 

re  new'  con  ver'gence    cor'dial  ly  cotrton-gin 

ris'i  ble  req'ui  site  sym'pa  thize  ten'anta  ble 

re  nounce'     per  pet'u  ate      pe  cuPiar  ly  sym  pa  thet'ic 

so  lic'it  per  sist'ent         tra  ge'di  an  reg  u  lar'i  ty 

syn  o'vi  a       veg  e  ta'tion      Yo  ko  ha'ma  pro  cras'ti  nate 


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139 


LESSON  156.     DICTATION 

The  noblest  men  that  live  on  earth, 

Are  men  whose  hands  are  brown  with  toil  ; 

Who,  backed  by  no  ancestral  graves, 
Hew  down  the  woods  and  till  the  soil ; 

And  win  thereby  a  prouder  name 

Than  follows  king's  or  warrior's  fame. 

God  bless  the  noble  working  men, 

Who  rear  the  cities  of  the  plain  ; 
Who  dig  the  mines,  who  build  the  ships, 

And  drive  the  commerce  of  the  main! 
God  bless  them!  for  their  toiling  hands 
Have  wrought  the  glory  of  all  lands. 

LESSON  157.     REVIEW 

tinc'ture  mo  not'o  ny  i  ron'ic  al  lus'cious  ness 

mo  roc'co  pri  va  teer'  Mo  zam  bique'  ex  hor  ta'tion 

su  perb'ly  prev'a  lence  cor'pus  cles  Prep  a  ra'tion 

stu'pe  fy  pros'e  cu  tor  ex  pe  di'tious  spir'it  u  al 

bourn  o  ri  en'tal  prev'a  lent  Mon'o  the  ism 


LESSON  158.     REVIEW 

suffrage  pug  na'cious   tran'si  tive 

sys  tem'ic  rep'u  ta  ble     trans  par'ent 

plaque  cour'te  ous      con  fed'er  ate 

re'gal  sub'ju  gate      pro  vin'cial 

car'at  pub  lic'i  ty      prop'a  gate 


trans  gres'sion  -N 
mon  stros'i  ty 
in  ter  ven'ing 
sub  max'il  la  ry 
pro  fi'cient 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


ir'ri  gate 
prot'es  tant 
pe'nal 
squalor 
res'in 


LESSON  159.     REVIEW 

so  licit 
ter'ri  to  ry 


per'jure 
sub  ma  rine 
wristband 
res'tau  rant 
tor'tu  ous 


con  fed'er  a  cy 
con  sti  tu'tion 
pro  hi  bi'tion   re  vers'i  ble 
rig'or  ous         re  spir'a  to  ry 
O  ce  an'i  ca     res  pi  ra'tion 


LESSON  160,     REVIEW 


ven'tri  cles  coun'ter  feit  sub  lin'gual  su  per  fi'cial 

syn  o'vi  a  ob  scur'i  ty  cor'dial  ly  cot/ton-gin 

prov'en  der  patron  age  sym'pa  thize  ten'ant  a  ble 

prov'i  dent  cor'po  ral  pe  cul'iar  ly  sym  pa  thetic 

sub  ur'ban  req'ui  site  tra  ge'di  an  reg  u  lar'i  ty 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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EIGHTH    YEAR 

LESSON  1.     DICTATION 
OLIVER  WENDELL  HOLMES 

Holmes  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  August  29, 
1809.  After  graduating  at  Harvard  in  1829  he  began 
the  study  of  law,  but  gave  it  up  ,.,.., .»..., 

later  for  medicine.  He  began  his 
literary  work  while  yet  in  college, 
and  he  afterward  became  one  of 
the  most  distinguished  poets  and 
authors  that  this  country  has  pro- 
duced. One  of  his  best  known 
poems  is  "  Old  Ironsides." 

He  lived  during  most  of  his  life  <"  >  /  TT  ^  \ 
in  or  near  Boston,  and  for  forty 
years  was  a  professor  at  the  Har- 
vard Medical  School,  devoting  little  or  no  time  to  the 
practice  of  medicine.  He  wrote  a  great  deal,  both  in 
prose  and  poetry,  and  few  men  have  been  more  widely 
loved  and  respected  than  he.  He  died  in  1894. 


ab'ject 

ab  lu'tion 

cache 

e  clip'tic 

gui  tar' 

har'bin  ger 

E'gypt 

de'cen  cy 

lac'quer 

lit'ur  gy 

LESSON  2 

bal'anc  ing 
eg  cen'tric 
fa  ce'tious 
in  e'bri  ate 
gal'va  nize 


bank'rupt  cy 
dam'age  a  ble 
fab  ri  ca'tion 
jol  li  fi  ca'tion 
he  red'i  ta  ry 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


cais'son 
quad'rant 
fis'cal 
na'tal 


ab  nor'mal 
bar'be  cue 
id'i  o  cy 
le  gal'i  ty 


LESSON  3 

ab  di  ca'tion 
ec'sta  sy 
i  den'ti  ty 
ag  i  ta'tion 


jaun'dice     Kear'sarge      pa  la'tial 


LESSON  4 


cal'ci  mine 
de  bil'i  tate 
e  con'o  mize 
ar  tic'u  late 
Pa'gan  ism 


cir  cum  scribe' 
dec  la  ma'tion 
ef  fem'i  nate 
ra'tion  al  ly 
qual  i  fi  ca'tion 


Ste'phen  Gi  rard' 
ig  no  mini  ous 
lab'o  ra  to  ry 
lieu  ten'an  cy 
ca  dav'er  ous 


LESSON  6.     DICTATION 

Yes,  we're  boys, — always  playing  with  tongue  or  with 

pen; 

And  I  sometimes  have  asked,  Shall  we  ever  be  men  ? 
Shall  we  always  be  youthful,  and  laughing,  and  gay, 
Till  the  last  dear  companion  drops  smiling  away  ? 
And  when  we  have  done  with  our  life-lasting  toys, 
Dear  Father,  take  care  of  thy  children,  The  Boys! 

From  "  The  Boys."  — HOLMES. 


rad'i  cal 
mal'a  dy 
effete' 
ty'rant 
ae'rie 

gan'grene 
jar'ring 
gar'bage 
ab  struse' 
gau'ger 

mar'i  gold 
a  bor'tive 
fa  cil'i  ty 
be  sieg'ing 
ab  o  li'tion 

her'o  ism 
ig'ne  ous 
lac'er  ate 
ag'gre  gate 
met'a  phor 

ra  di  a'tion 
ac  quit'tal 
gar'ri  son 
re  ac'tion 
ul'ti  mate 

LESSON  5 

i  doPa  trous 
jack'knife 
lab'y  rinth 
mac  a  ro'ni 
dom  i  neer' 

EIGHTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  7 

ad  duce' 

ab  lu'tion 

ba  rom'e  ter 

cir'cum  spect 

ca'liph 

de  ci'sion 

far'ci  cal 

ef  fer  ves'cent 

Ja  pan' 

ga  zette' 

im  po  si'tion 

e  las  tic'i  ty 

al  lege' 

bi'cy  cle 

gro  tesque' 

el  e  men'ta  ry 

im  pede'  el  lip'sis  lach'ry  mal  ob'du  ra  cy 

LESSON  8 

naph'tha  nul'li  fy  ob'so  lete  pal'pa  ble 

pag'eant  ramp'age  qui  es'cent  pro  fun'di  ty 

sal'vage  sa  ga'cious  ran 'cor  ous  re  fer'ri  ble 

val'id  vac'il  late  tes  ta'tor  sanc'tu  a  ry 

alien  An  tie'tam  un'du  late  ul  ti  ma'tum 


LESSON  9 

tra  duce'     va'can  cy       wit'ti  cism  vac  ci  na'tion 

Ath'ens       ab'ro  gate      zo  ol'o  gy  ac  com'pa  ni  ment 

the'sis          bar  bette'       cat'a  comb  bel  lig'er  ent 

be  siege'     cal'um  ny       e  mol'u  ment  fil  tra'tion 

jour'nal       ma  gi'cian      co  me'di  an  con  de  scen'sion 


LESSON  10 

reign,    to  rule 

rain,      water  from  the  clouds 


rein,      part  of  a  bridle 
wreck,  destruction  ;  ruin 
reck,      to  take  heed 
hoe,       an  agricultural  tool 
ho,         a  call 


sailor, 

sailer, 

fined, 

find, 

you, 

yew, 

ewe, 


a  seaman 
a  vessel 
assessed 
to  discover 
a  pronoun 
kind  of  tree 
a  female  sheep 


14-4  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  11.     DICTATION 

The  planet  nearest  the  sun  is  called  Mercury.  We 
can  see  it  sometimes  as  a  small  white  star  just  as  the 
sun  is  coming  up  or  going  down.  Next  comes  Venus, 
the  brightest  of  all.  Indeed,  it  is  so  bright  that  it  has 
often  been  seen  in  the  day-time.  The  next  is  the  Earth, 
upon  which  we  live — for  it,  too,  is  a  planet,  circling 
about  the  sun  with  the  others.  Going  still  farther  from 
the  sun  we  next  see  Mars,  which  appears  to  us  as  a 
bright  red  star. 

After  the  asteroids  comes  Jupiter,  the  largest  of  alL 
Five  colored  moons  circle  around  him;  two  of  these  give 
a  bluish  light,  two  yellow,  and  the  other  red.  Next 
comes  Saturn  with  eight  moons,  and  beyond  Saturn 
comes  Uranus.  The  last,  and  the  one  farthest  from  the 
sun,  is  Neptune. 

LESSON  12 

hein'ous  clam'orous  il  log'ic  al  depreciation 

do'tage  far'ri  er  ef  ful'gence  e  go  tis'tic  al 

pi  an'ist  hand'i  cap  il  leg'i  ble  gen  er  a'tion 

adjudge'  ar'ti  san  cul'mi  nate  dis  burse'ment 

bra'sier  hyp  not'ic  blas'phe  my  de  crep'i  tude 

LESSON  13 

il  lic'it  las'si  tude  ju  di'cia  ry  lam'bre  quin 

nom  i  nee'  mar'i  time  na'ta  to  ry  mag  is  te'ri  al 

pal'sied  par'a  mount  quar'an  tine  rat  i  fi  ca'tion 

rat'lins  re  pris'al  re  ga'li  a  as  sim'i  late 

al'ge  bra  a  vid'i  ty  pro  ces'sion  de  plor'a  ble 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


145 


LESSON  14 


a  cros'tic 
ba  salt' 
dec'ade 

a  bridg'ment 
caPci  um 
fac'ul  ty 

au'to  graph 
de  co'rous 
ger'mi  nate 

san'guine    ju  di'cial 


Fi'ji 


ve  ra'cious 


ag  gra  va'tion 
e  lab'o  rate 
chair'man  ship 
re  ca  pit'u  late 


rav'en  ous  hes'i  tan  cy        im  peach'ment 


LESSON  15 


a  dieu'  im  parcel 

lep'er  lep'ro  sy 

um'brage  op'u  lence 

ad'junct  an'nu  lar 


cat'a  logue 
lap'i  da  ry 
me  dic'i  nal 
ca  pri'cious 


in  oc  u  la'tion 
man  i  fes'to 
nav'i  ga  ble 
ca  lam'i  tous 


chol'e  ra       fu'gi  tive  pan'to  mime     oc'cu  pan  cy 

LESSON  16.     DICTATION 

Ay,  tear  her  tattered  ensign  down  ! 

Long  has  it  waved  on  high, 
And  many  an  eye  has  danced  to  see 

That  banner  in  the  sky. 

Beneath  it  rung  the  battle  shout, 
And  burst  the  cannon's  roar  ; — 

The  meteor  of  the  ocean  air 

Shall  sweep  the  clouds  no  more! 

Nail  to  the  mast  her  holy  flag, 

Set  every  threadbare  sail, 
And  give  her  to  the  god  of  storms, 

The  lightning  and  the  gale  ! 

From  "Old  Ironsides."  — O.  W.  HOLMES, 

10 


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LESSON  17.     REVIEW 


ec'sta  sy 
id'i  o  cy 
cache 
Ja  pan' 
cais'son 

med'i  cine 
e  clip'tic 
bar'be  cue 
Har'vard 
marl  gold 

ec  cen'tric 
fa  ce'tious 
Cam'bridge 
ac  quit'tal 
i  dol'a  trous 

bank'rupt  cy 
dam'age  a  ble 
he  red'i  ta  ry 
cal'ci  mine 
de  bill  tate 

LESSON 

18.    REVIEW 

fis'cal 
na'tal 

be  sieg'ing 
her'o  ism 

lab'y  rinth 
mac  a  ro'ni 

Pa'gan  ism 
ef  fem'i  nate 

mal'a  dy 
gan'grene 
ca'liph 

lac'er  ate 
de  ci'sion 
ga  zette' 

ba  rom'e  ter 
far'ci  cal 
gro  tesque' 

lab'o  ra  to  ry 
lieu  ten'an  cy 
e  las  tic'i  ty 

LESSON 

19.    REVIEW 

al  lege' 
naph'tha 
pag'eant 
be  siege' 
reign 

bi'cy  cle 
sa  ga'cious 
vac'il  late 
clam'or  ous 
ar'ti  san 

lach'ry  mal 
qui  es'cent 
ran'cor  ous 
zo  ol'o  gy 
il  leg'i  ble 

ob'du  ra  cy 
ul  ti  ma'tum 
vac  ci  na'tion 
Mer'cu  ry 
il  log'ic  al 

LESSON 

20.    REVIEW 

hein'ous 
il  licit 
nom  i  nee' 
dec'ade 
san'guine 

mar'i  time 
re  pris'al 
cal'ci  um 
im  pan'el 
lep'ro  sy 

hyp  not'ic 
ju  di'cia  ry 
quar'an  tine 
me  dic'i  nal 
ca  pri'cious 

lam'bre  quin 
hes'i  tan  cy 
in  oc  u  la'tion 
nav'i  ga  ble 
oc'cu  pan  cy 

EIGHTH  YEAR. 


LESSON   21.     DICTATION 

956  North  33d  St., 
PHILADELPHIA,  June  14,  1910. 
WILSON  &  BROWN, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Gentlemen  : — I  beg  to  present  my  application  for  the 
position  of  book-keeper,  in  answer  to  your  advertise- 
ment in  the  "Public  Ledger"  of  to-day. 

I  am  a  graduate  of  the  High  School  and  I  can  refer 
you  to  Jones,  Myer  &  Co.,  of  this  city,  with  whom  I  have 
been  employed  during  the  past  year. 

Trusting  my  application  will  receive  favorable  con- 
sideration, I  am, 

Yours  respectfully, 

JOHN  E.  HARRIS. 

LESSON  22 
a  dor'ing       pen  chant'       par'ri  cide          re  al  i  za'tion 


quo'rum 
saffron 
au  stere' 
la  pel' 

re  ac'tion 
tab  leau' 
ca  price' 
myth'ic  al 

ra  pa'cious 
prom'is  so  ry 
be  at'i  tude 
u  ni  ver'sal 

sa  lu'bri  ty 
sac  ri  le'gious 
bi  lat'er  al 
ter  mi  na'tion 

LESSON  23 


u'su  rer 

tol'er  ant 

va  lid'i  ty 

Rus'sian 

yeo'man 

dra  mafic 

ac  crue' 

bar'na  cle 

cham  pagne' 

ar  cade' 

ha  rangue' 

i  de'al  ize 

zo'di  ac 

fol'li  cles 

cred'u  lous 

vac  il  la'tion 
ab  sorp'tion 
cal  is  then'ics 
mag  nan'i  mous 
de  cap  i  ta'tion 


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LESSON  24 


dec'a  gon 

em'a  nate 

fas  tid'i  ous 

far  i  na'ceous 

ro'ta  ry 

del'e  gate 

gra  da'tion 

gra  niv'o  rous 

her'e  sy 

how'itz  er 

lav  'a  to  ry 

ig  no  ra'mus 

ca'dence 

duc'tile 

cat'e  go  ry 

Ap  po  mat'tox 

pay  ee' 

majol'i  ca 

hu  mil'i  ate 

mag  na  nim'i  ty 

LESSON  25 

marque 

ni'hil  ist 

ob'sti  na  cy 

mel'an  chol  y 

par  quet' 

par'a  site 

per  ver'sion 

re  cip'ro  cal 

re  cede' 

sane'ness 

re  frac'tion 

sac'cha  rine 

cajole' 

dis  cre'tion       en  dow'ment 

frag'men  ta  ry  - 

cal'lous 

Ha  wai'i 

va  nil'la 

u  na  nim'i  ty 

LESSON  26.     DICTATION 

Think  truly,  and  thy  thought 
Shall  the  world's  famine  feed ; 

Speak  truly,  and  thy  word 
Shall  be  a  fruitful  seed  ; 

Live  truly,  and  thy  life  shall  be 
A  great  and  noble  creed. 


LESSON  27 

ve  neer' 

ver  be'na 

vin  dic'tive 

wain'scot  ing 

a  cid'i  ty 

ac'ro  bat 

bom  ba  zine' 

boom'er  ang 

calk'ing 

de  ca'dence 

dec'a  logue 

car  niv'o  rous 

tep'id 

ca  nard' 

ag'gran  dize 

au  spi'cious 

buoy  'ant 

buffet 

im  be  cil'i  ty 

il  le  gal'i  ty 

EIGHTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  28 


149 


lit'a  ny 

me  men'to 

o  bitu  a  ry 

il  lu  mi  na'tion 

latent 

nu  tri'tious 

syn'a  gogue 

lam'en  ta  ble 

o  va'tion 

ar'ro  gance 

cam  paign'er 

in  can  des'cence 

de  plete' 

or'tho  dox 

op'er  a  tive 

nat  u  ral  i  za'tion 

knav'er  y 

pa'tri  arch 

Na  po'le  on 

ob'li  ga  to  ry 

LESSON  29 

realm 

re  me'di  al 

par'af  fine 

par  tic  i  pa'tion 

Saturn 

Sar'a  cen 

mas  quer  ade' 

re  ca  pit  u  la'tion 

spec'tral 

tan'gent 

um  bra'geous 

tarn  bour  ine' 

en  hance' 

ex'tir  pate 

van'dal  ism 

val  e  dic'to  ry 

later  al 

sal'u  ta  ry 

ac  ceptance 

ab  ste'mi  ous 

LESSON  30 

ad  diet 

ag  nos'tic 

bar'ris  ter 

bri  tan'ni  a 

cal'dron 

cal'o  mel 

de  cep'tion 

chim  pan'zee 

el'e  gy 

de  co'rum 

ep'i  thet 

fea  si  bil'i  ty 

ten'sion 

vin'di  cate 

gra  tu'i  tous 

vo  cif  er  ate 

al  li'ance 

bron'chi  al 

hom'i  cide 

im  ag'i  na  tive 

LESSON  31.     DICTATION 

He  prayeth  well,  who  loveth  well 

Both  man  and  bird  and  beast. 
He  prayeth  best,  who  loveth  best 

All  things  both  great  and  small  ; 
For  the  dear  God  who  loveth  us, 

He  made  and  loveth  all.  —COLERIDGE. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  32 


tolled,    rung 
toled,     allured  by  bait 
told,        did  tell 
mantle,  a  cloak 
mantel,  a  shelf 
stayed,  remained 
staid,      sober ;  sedate 


isle,  an  island 

aisle,  a  passage  way 

I'll,  I  will 

lapse,  slip  ;  error 

laps,  licks  up 

sign,  a  symbol 

sine,  a  term  in  geometry 


m'got 

re  scind' 

pla'za 

cha  grin'       dep'u  ty 

man'a  cle     or'i  fice 


LESSON  33 

in  fec'tious       lau're  ate 

nom'ad 

ob'vi  ous 


in  sa'tia  ble 

mal'le  a  ble         kin'der  gar  ten 
pa  tri'cian  ma  li'cious  ness 

dis  crep'an  cy    par  al  lel'o  gram 
ac  ces'so  ry        ag  gre  ga'tion 


bro  cade' 
cam'e  o 
dough'y 
char'y 
ar'a  ble 


ac  ces'sion 
bar'on  et 
eq'ui  page 
il  lu'mine 
mem'brane 


LESSON  34 

ac  cliv'i  ty 
Brah'ma 
e  lim'i  nate 
her  met'ic  al 
fe  roc'i  ty 


bi  fur  ca'tion 
ca  mel'o  pard 
en  vi'ron  ment 
clas  si  fi  ca'tion 
gym  na'si  um 


LESSON  35 

in  veigh'  in  trigue'  he'li  o  trope 

log'ic  le  ga'tion  lat'er  al  ly 

mas'sage  mit'i  gate  oc'u  list 

apt'i  tude  fea'si  ble  im'be  cile 

cir'cuit  in  iq'ui  ty  im  ag'i  na  ry 


hal  lu  ci  na'tion 
im  pe  cu'ni  ous 
ma  nip  u  la'tion 
pen  i  ten'tia  ry 
rec  on  noi'ter,  or  tre 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  151 

LESSON  36.     DICTATION 

I  hold  high  office  in  the  town,  being  guardian  of  the 
best  treasure  it  has  ;  and  I  exhibit,  moreover,  an  admi- 
rable example  to  the  other  officials,  by  the  cool  and 
downright  discharge  of  my  business.  Summer  or  winter, 
nobody  seeks  me  in  vain  ;  for  all  day  long  I  am  seen  at 
the  busiest  corner,  stretching  out  my  arms  to  rich  and 
poor. 

At  this  sultry  noontide,  I  am  cupbearer  to  the  parched 
populace,  for  whose  benefit  an  iron  goblet  is  chained  to 
my  waist.  To  all  I  cry  aloud,  "  Here  it  is,  gentlemen  ! 
here  is  the  good  liquor !  here  is  the  unadulterated  ale  of 
Father  Adam  !  better  than  brandy,  wine,  or  beer ;  here 
it  is,  and  not  a  cent  to  pay.  Walk  up,  walk  up,  gentle- 
men, and  help  yourselves  ! " 

From  «  The  Town-Pump."  —HAWTHORNE. 

LESSON  37.     REVIEW 

guard'i  an  tab  leau'  ra  pa'cious  sac  ri  le'gious 

quo'rum  ca  price'  zo'di  ac  vac  il  la'tion 

au  stere'  bar'na  cle  cham  pagne'  cal  is  then'ics 

u'su  rer  ha  rangue'  lav'a  to  ry  un  a  dul'ter  a  ted 

dec'a  gon  em'a  nate  ma  jol'i  ca  ig  no  ra'mus 

LESSON  38.     REVIEW 

her'e  sy  hqw'itz  er  ob'sti  na  cy  Ap  po  mat'tox 

par  quet'  sac'cha  rine  bom  ba  zine'  au  spi'cious 

cajole'  par'a  site  dec'a  logue  lam'en  table 

fam'ine  Ha  wai'i  me  men'to  ob'li  ga  to  ry 

a  cid'i  ty  ver  be;na  par'af  fine  in  can  des'cence 


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tep'id 
lit' a  ny 
Sat'urn 
el'egy 
tolled 


LESSON  39.     REVIEW 
ca  nard'  van'dal  ism 

syn'a  gogue    bar'ris  ter 
Na  po'le  on     ep'i  thet 
re  me'di  al       lau're  ate 
Sar'a  cen         pa  tri'cian 

LESSON  40.     REVIEW 


pla'za 

Brah'ma 

ac  ces'so  ry 

cha  grin' 

cal'o  mel 

ex'tir  pate 

char'y 

de  co'rum 

fe  roc'i  ty 

in  veigh' 

eq'ui  page 

he'li  o  trope 

cir'cuit 

in  trigue' 

im'be  cile 

par  tic  i  pa'tion 
tarn  hour  ine' 
ab  ste'mi  ous 
bri  tan'ni  a 
im  ag'i  na  tive 

in  sa'tia  ble 
ma  li'cious  ness 
par  al  lel'o  gram 
ca  mel'o  pard 
gym  na'si  um 

LESSON  41.     DICTATION 

The  most  celebrated  tea-party  ever  known  was  held  in 
Boston  Harbor,  late  one  evening  in  December,  1773. 
The  church  in  which  the  leaders  were  sitting  was  dimly 
lighted.  The  owner  of  the  first  tea-ship  entered,  and 
announced  that  the  governor  had  refused  to  allow  his 
ship  to  leave  the  harbor.  As  soon  as  he  had  finished 
speaking,  Samuel  Adams  rose  and  gave  the  word  :  "  This 
meeting  can  do  nothing  more  to  save  the  country." 

At  that  instant  a  shout  was  heard  on  the  porch ;  a  yell 
like  an  Indian  war-hoop  answered  it  from  the  street ;  and 
a  body  of  men,  forty  or  fifty  in  number,  dressed  in  the 
garb  of  Mohawk  Indians  passed  by  the  door.  Quickly 
reaching  the  wharf,  they  went  on  board  the  three  tea- 
ships,  and  emptied  three  hundred  and  forty  chests  of  tea 
— all  that  could  be  found — into  the  waters  of  the  bay. 

From  "  The  Boston  Tea- Party."  —GEORGE  BANCROFT. 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


153 


LESSON  42 

ad'age 

ac'tu  a  ry 

ac'ri  mo  ny 

bi  o  graphic  al 

car'mine 

car'ni  val 

col  on  nade' 

dep  re  da'tion 

e  met'ic 

drop'si  cal 

de  clen'sion 

emls  sa  ry 

need'i  ly 

man'i  fold 

ad  he'sion 

objection  a  ble 

a  or'ta 

nau'seous 

fa  tall  ty 

fe  lic'i  tous 

LESSON  43 

fo'cus 

fill  gree 

gren  a  dier' 

fun  da  men'tal 

graphic 

graphite 

hy  drau'lic 

hy  dro  pho'bi  a 

lev'i  ty 

le'ni  en  cy 

im  pedl  ment 

im  pe'ri  al  ism 

mo  rass' 

as  perl  ty 

as  sid'u  ous 

col  lat'er  al 

ca  si'no 

im  plic'it 

mu  lat'to 

men  su  ra'tion 

LESSON  44 

om'e  let 

Mer'ri  mac 

om  nip'o  tent 

mil  lion  aire' 

o'pi  ate 

pau'ci  ty 

pat'ri  mo  ny 

nec'es  sa  ri  ly 

re  coup' 

red'o  lent 

sal  u  ta'tion 

sys  tern  atlc 

co'gen  cy 

co  her'ent 

im  per'vi  ous 

sane  ti  mo'ni  ous 

era  vat' 

ef  fi'cient 

scrof'u  la 

san'gui  na  ry 

LESSON  45 

sex'tant 

u  nique' 

tem'po  rize 

tech  ni  call  ty 

taw'ny 

vas'e  line 

ac  com'plice 

ver  nac'u  lar 

has  soon' 

va'ri  e  gate 

ac  cla  ma'tion 

ca  pa  bill  ty 

cap'stan 

cam'o  mile 

a  mello  rate 

con  serv'a  tive 

pa  rot'id 

pat  ent  ee' 

cas'si  mere 

des  ig  na'tion 

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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  46.     DICTATION 
JAMES  RUSSELL  LOWELL 

Lowell  was  born  at  Cambridge,  Mass.,  February  22, 
1819.     He  was  a  bright  boy  and  entered  Harvard  Col- 
lege  at  fifteen.     Like  Bryant  and 
Holmes,  he  chose  the  profession  of 
law,  but  soon  gave  it  up.     He  be- 
gan writing  poetry  very  early  and 
his  first  book  was  published  in  1840. 
He  was    one    of  the    most   distin- 
guished American  authors  and  was 
for  several  years  editor  of  the  "At- 
lantic Monthly."     In   1877  he  was 
appointed  minister  to  Spain  and  in 
1879  minister  to  England.     He  died  at  his  home  in 
Cambridge,  in  1891. 


bas  tile' 
cap'tious 
ep'och 
flac'cid 


ac  qui  esce' 
bar'i  tone 
dox  ol'o  gy 
de  lir'i  um 


con'course  ma  li'cious 


LESSON  47 

a  cerb'i  ty 
ca  pac'i  ty 
de  fec'tion 
flir  ta'tion 
fir'ma  ment 


LESSON  48 


ful'crum  frus'tum 

grill  griev'ous 

lex'i  con  li  ba'tion 

il  lu'sion  jus'ti  fy 

lev'y  diph  the'ri  a 


his  to'ri  an 
hi'ber  nate 
in  ces'sant 
li'bel  lous 


ac'cu  rate  ly 
def  a  ma'tion 
e  man  ci  pa'tion 
^m  big'u  ous 
flo'ri  cul  ture 


grav  i  ta'tion 
hex  ag'o  nal 
im  pet  u  os'i  ty 
ne  fa'ri  ous 


ma  ni'a  cal       lux  u'ri  ate 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


155 


asth'ma 
ba  teau' 
Jes'u  it 
i'ris 
ob  scene' 


ru'mored 
bay'ou 
civ'ic 
en'sign 
cit'a  del 


LESSON  49 

a  ver'sion  ac  cu  sa'tion 

bat  tal'ion  carl  ca  ture 

li  cen'tious  hy'dro  gen 

hy'a  cinth  ma  nip'u  late 

dev'as  tate  lev'y  ing 


LESSON  50 

man'di  ble          lu'mi  na  ry 
ex  emp'tion 
clan  des'tine 
e  nun'ci  ate 


be  at'i  fy 
ad'a  mant 
a  nat'o  my 
al  ter'nate 


dis  cre'tion 


ac  qui  si'tion 
ca  pit'u  late 
in  cen'di  a  ry 
ne  go  ti  a'tion 
leg  i  bil'i  ty 


man'da  to  ry 
Brooklyn 
de  lec'ta  ble 
de  com  pose' 
en  gross'ment 


LESSON  51.    .DICTATION 
Do  not  look  for  wrong  and  evil, 

You  will  find  them  if  you  do; 
As  you  measure  for  your  neighbor 

He  will  measure  back  to  you. 
Look  for  goodness,  look  for  gladness, 

You  will  meet  them  all  the  while  ; 
If  you  bring  a  smiling  visage 

To  the  glass,  you  meet  a  smile. 

— ALICE  GARY. 
LESSON  52 

en  core'  en  act'ment  e  rad'i  cate  fa  ti'guing 

me  an'der  guard'i  an  im'pli  ca'ted  im  plic'it  ly 

man'i  fest  or'a  to  ry  ner'vous  ly  flag'el  late 

foi'ble  col'lo  quy  an  nul'ment  prep  o  si'tion 

con  tour'  com  mer'cial  per  im'e  ter  pe  nu'ri  ous 


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primmer, 

primer, 

gourd, 

gored, 

Cain, 

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LESSON  53 


more  prim 

a  small  book 

a  plant 

pierced 

name  of  a  person 

a  walking  stick 


assent,    to  consent 
ascent,    a  rising 
throne,    a  royal  seat 
thrown,  hurled  or  flung 
throw,     to  fling  or  cast 
throe,      extreme  pain 


LESSON  54 

pum'ice        re  quire'ment     req  ui  si'tion  per  am'bu  late 

re  li'ance      sa'ti  ate  scar'ci  ty  qual  i  fi  ca'tion 

se'cre  cy       ve  rac'i  ty  ve  loc'i  ty  sap  o  na'ceous 

ad'e  quate    in  cul'cate  lit'i  gate  un  fa'vor  a  ble 

biv'ouac        an  ni'hi  late        neu'tral  ize  no  ti  fi  ca'tion 

LESSON  55 

ax'i  om         bo  nan'za  cat  a  ma  ran'  ad  ap  ta'tion 

bea'gle          cas'sock  de  fend'ant  e  lee  tri'cian 

fe'brile  in'cre  ment        in  clem'en  cy  gust'a  to  ry 

im  mure'       linch'pin  al  ter'nate  im  ag'i  na  ble 

car'di  ac        an  the'mi  on      mer'ce  na  ry  ma  tric'u  late 


LESSON  56.     DICTATION 

God  scatters  love  on  every  side, 
Freely  among  his  children  all, 

And  always  hearts  are  lying  open  wide, 
Wherein  some  grains  may  fall. 

Extracts  from  « '  An  Incident. ' '  — LOWELL. 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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ad'age 

scrof'u  la 

col  on  nade' 

em'is  sa  ry 

e  met'ic 

fil'i  gree 

fa  tal'i  ty 

fe  lic'i  tons 

graphic 

om'e  let 

gren  a  dier' 

hy  dro  pho'bi  a 

mo  rass' 

pau'ci  ty 

hy  drau'lic 

men  su  ration 

Mer'ri  mac 

red'o  lent 

sys  tern  at'ic 

mil  lion  aire' 

LESSON 

58.     REVIEW 

re  coup' 

u  nique' 

va'ri  e  gate 

nec'es  sa  ri  ly 

co'gen  cy 

vas'e  line 

cas'si  mere 

tech  ni  cal'i  ty 

sex'tant 

ac  com'plice 

a  cerb'i  ty 

ca  pa  bill  ty 

cap'stan 

ac  qui  esce' 

in  ces'sant 

am  big'u  ous 

bas  tile' 

bar'i  tone 

li'bel  lous 

ne  fa'ri  ous 

LESSON 

59.    REVIEW 

flac'cid 

frus'tum 

ma  ni'a  cal 

lux  u'ri  ate 

lex'i  con 

ad'a  mant 

car'i  ca  ture 

in  cen'di  a  ry 

asth'ma 

Jes'u  it 

hy'dro  gen 

leg  i  bil'i  ty 

ba  teau' 

guard'i  an 

diph  the'ri  a 

de  lec'ta  ble 

hy'a  cinth 

ax'i  om 

per  im'e  ter 

fa  ti'guing 

LESSON 

60.    REVIEW 

bay'ou 

fe'brile 

ve  loc'i  ty 

im  plic'it  ly 

en  core' 

sa'ti  ate 

lit'i  gate 

flag'el  late 

gored 

ve  rac'i  ty 

neu'tral  ize 

per  am'bu  late 

pum'ice 

bo  nan'za 

cat  a  ma  ran' 

e  lee  tri'cian 

se'cre  cy 

an  the'mi  on 

mer'ce  na  ry 

ma  tric'u  late 

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LESSON  61,     DICTATION 

God's  livery  is  a  very  plain  one  ;  but  its  wearers  have 
good  reason  to  be  content.  If  it  have  not  so  much  gold- 
lace  about  it  as  Satan's,  it  keeps  out  foul  weather  better, 
and  is  besides  a  great  deal  cheaper. 


— LOWELL. 


Be  what  thou  seemest ;  live  thy  creed  ; 

Hold  up  to  earth  the  torch  divine  ; 
Be  what  thou  prayest  to  be  made  ; 

Let  the  great  Master's  steps  be  thine. 

Fill  up  each  hour  with  what  will  last ; 

Buy  up  the  moments  as  they  go ; 
The  life  above,  when  this  is  past, 

Is  the  ripe  fruit  of  life  below. 


affirm'  amateur' 

chan'cel  car'a  mel 

fu'si  ble  e  lect'or 

im'po  tent  non'suit 

aq'ue  duct  car'di  nal 


lo'tion 
myrrh 
pre  sage' 
im  pute' 
pen'ance 


mat  i  nee' 
me  ri'no 
in  i'ti  ate 
in  cul'pate 
an'thra  cite 


LESSON  62 

an  te  ced'ent 
defer  ence 
hy  gi  en'ic 
lib'er  al  ly 
im'po  ten  cy 

LESSON  63 

lig'a  ture 
or'ches  tra 
ped'a  gogue 
con  cil'i  ate 
por'ce  lain 


au  to  mafic 
e  qua  nim'i  ty 
hu  mil  i  a'tion 
man  i  fes  ta'tion 
im  por  ta'tion 


lin'e  a  ment 
mer  i  to'ri  ous 
ne  fa'ri  ous  ly 
te  na'cious  ly 
per  ver'si  ty 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  159 

LESSON  64 

prod'i  gy  ret'i  cent  re  stric'tion  ref  or  ma'tion 

sen'so  ry  sen'a  tor  te  leg'ra  phy  sar  coph'a  gous 

tre'foil  un  rul'y  u'til  iz  ing  ve'he  men  cy 

an  te'ri  or  ven'er  ate  ac'cu  ra  cy  as  sump'tion 

per'ju  ry  pleu'ri  sy  ad  her'ent  pro  nom'i  nal 

LESSON  65 

ad'i  pose  ad  he'sive  el  lip'tic  al  ca  tas'tro  phe 

bed'lam  Bed'ou  in  cat'a  pult  de  fi'cien  cy 

cha  peau'  ep'i  sode  e  pis'co  pal  be  nev'o  lence 

in'nate  ly  res'ervoir  affiliate  ap  praise'ment 

a  qua'ri  um  cor'pus  cles  leg'is  la  ture  le  git'i  mate 

LESSON  66.     DICTATION 

Dear,  gentle,  patient,  noble  Nell  was  dead.  The  an- 
cient rooms  she  had  seemed  to  fill  with  life,  even  while 
her  own  was  waning  fast — the  garden  she  had  tended — 
the  eyes  she  had  gladdened — the  noiseless  haunts  of 
many  a  thoughtful  hour — the  paths  she  had  trodden,  as 
if  it  were  but  yesterday — could  know  her  nevermore. 

"It  is  not,"  said  the  schoolmaster,  as  he  bent  down  to 
kiss  her  on  the  cheek,  "it  is  not  on  earth  that  Heaven's 
justice  ends.  Think  what  earth  is  compared  with  the 
world  to  which  her  young  spirit  has  winged  its  early 
flight ;  and  say,  if  one  deliberate  wish  expressed  in 
solemn  terms  above  this  bed  could  call  her  back  to  life, 
which  of  us  would  utter  it !  " 

"  Death  of  Little  Nell."  —CHARLES  DICKENS. 


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mem'oir 
ox'i  dize 
me  nu' 
ret'i  na 
av'a  rice 


mu  ni'tion 
os'se  ous 
rhet' o  ric 
ar'bi  trate 
ca  pa'cious 


rhom'bus    ro  ta'tion 

si'phon 

syn'tax 

con  ceit' 


sci'en  tist 
ten'ta  tive 
frus'trate 


LESSON  67 

ob  liv'i  ous 
per  fid'i  ous 
re  mis'sion 
pe  riph'er  y 
tra  di'tion 

LESSON  68 

ru'di  ment 
scho  las'tic 
u  sur  pa'tion 
av  o  ca'tion 


tirade'         in  dict'ment      ca  thar'tic 


cau'cus 
leg'i  ble 
fil'a  ment 
co'pi  ous 
crit'i  cise 


martial, 

marshal, 

surge, 

serge, 

tear, 

tare, 

dew, 

due, 


LESSON  69 

cafe  chise  dep're  cate 

de  jec'tion  e  lu'ci  date 

fu  til'i  ty  im  pu'ni  ty 

fe  lic'i  ty  ex  ul  ta'tion 

hyp'o  crite  in  ci'sion 

LESSON  70 


menVbra  nous 
per'emp  to  ry 
re  frac'to  ry 
sar  sa  pa  ril'la 
tu  mul'tu  ous 


sat  is  fac'to  ry 
tem'po  ral  ly 
un  fath'om  a  ble 
ac  cess'i  ble 
chan'ti  cleer 


conYmen  ta  ry 
el  o  cu'tion  ist 
im  preg'na  ble 
cul  mi  na'tion 
in  au  gu  ra'tion 


war-like  session, 

a  military  officer  cession, 

to  swell  choler, 

a  kind  of  cloth  collar, 

to  rend  fete, 

an  allowance  'fate, 

moisture  dear, 

payable  deer, 


a  sitting 
giving  up 
anger ;  wrath 
a  neck-band 
a  festival 
doom  ;  destiny 
expensive 
an  animal 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON   71.     DICTATION 

Exceeding  peace  had  made  Ben  Adhem  bold, 
And  to  the  Presence  in  the  room  he  said, 

"  What  writest  thou  ?  "  The  vision  raised  its  head, 
And,  with  a  look  made  all  of  sweet  accord, 
Answered,  *  The  names  of  those  who  love  the  Lord.1' 

"And  is  mine  one?"  said  Abou;  "Nay,  not  so  " 
Replied  the  angel. — Abou  spoke  more  low, 
But  cheerily  still  ;  and  said,  "  I  pray  thee,  then, 
Write  me  as  one  who  loves  his  fellow-men." 

The  angel  wrote,  and  vanished.     The  next  night 
It  came  again,  with  a  great  wakening  light, 
And  showed  the  names  whom  love  of  God  had  blest — 
And,  lo  !  Ben  Adhem's  name  led  all  the  rest. 

— LEIGH  HUNT. 


LESSON  72 


bi  jou' 
cha  rade' 
cha  otic 
o  ce  an'ic 

ad'ju  tant 
be  nig'nant 
del'i  ca  cy 
mas'sa  ere 

al'a  bas  ter 
bib'u  lous 
de  lib'er  ate 
con  vinc'ing 

es  sen'tial    conjec'ture    dross'i  ness 


chi  rog'ra  phy 
dep  u  ta'tion 
ca  thol'i  cism 
in  dis  pen'sa  ble 
e  man'ci  pate 


LESSON  73 


eu'chre 
is'o  late 
lu'ci  fer 
in  fu'sion 
cou'pon 


eu'pho  ny 
lu'bri  cate 


fig'ur  a  tive 
in  cred'u  lous 


fer  men  ta'tion 
in  cin  er  a'tion 
mech'an  ism 
coun  ter  act' 
im  pro  vise'    min'i  a  ture        min  er  al'o  gy 


men'di  cant    me  di  a'tion 
cour'te  sy       con  cur'rence 


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mo'tor 
boy'cott 
cavil 
a'er  ate 
Mo'cha 


LESSON  74 
hys  ter'ics      bou'le  vard 


cav  a  Her' 
de  lir'i  ous 


cau'ter  ize 
e  ques'tri  an 


in'di  gent        crys'tal  lize 
in  fla'tion        Ok  la  ho'ma 


ad  min  is  tra'tion 
cau'li  flow  er 
de  nun  ci  a'tion 
cul  pa  bill  ty 
in  dom'i  ta  ble 


LESSON  75 

i'ron  y         i  sos'ce  les  jour'nal  ist 

mi'crobe      lu  cid'i  ty  ma  lig'ni  ty 

nos'trils       o'ver  ture  pe  cun'ia  ry 

reg'i  men  ex'i  gen  cy 

Far'ra  gut  re  ten'tive 


ech'oes 
fu'tile 


leg  is  la'tive 
man'age  a  ble 
or  ni  thol'o  gist 
cu  ri  os'i  ty 
ref  u  ta'tion 


LESSON  76.     DICTATION 


The  tongue  is  the  key-board  of  the  soul ;  but  it  makes 
a  world  of  difference  who  sits  to  play  upon  it.  "There- 
with bless  we  God,  and  therewith  curse  we  men."  It  is 
sweeter  than  honey  ;  it  is  bitterer  than  gall.  It  is  balm 
and  consolation  ;  it  is  sharper  than  a  serpent's  tooth. 

So  there  are  some  whose  speaking  is  like  the  fall  of 
jasper  stones  upon  the  silent  river,  and  whose  stillness 
follows  speech  as  silent  fish  that  move  like  dreams 
beneath  the  troubled  water.  It  was  in  some  such 
dreaming  mood,  methinks,  old  Solomon  spoke:  "A 
wholesome  tongue  is  a  tree  of  life."  And  what  fruit 

o 

grows  thereon,  he  explains,  when  he  afterwards   says, 
"  A  word  fitly  spoken  is  like  apples  of  gold  in  baskets 

Of  silver."  —HENRY  WARD  BEECHER. 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  77.     REVIEW 


chan'cel 
myrrh 
prod'i  gy 
j  sen'so  ry 
1  cha  peau' 

am'a  teur         hy  gi  en'ic 
car'a  mel          or'ches  tra 
mat  i  nee'         ped'a  gogue 
Sa'tan's            por'ce  lain 
ret'i  cent          te  leg'ra  phy 

Hn'e  a  ment 
mer  i  to'ri  ous 
te  na'cious  ly 
ve'he  men  cy 
pro  nom'i  nal 

LESSON   78.     REVIEW 

mem'oir 
me  nu' 
rhet'o  ric 
rhom'bus 

res'er  voir       ac'cu  ra  cy 
os'se  ous          leg'is  la  ture 
pe  riph'er  y     ret'i  na 
sci'en  tist         tra  di'tion 

ca  tas'tro  phe 
de  fi'cien  cy 
le  git'i  mate 
mem'bra  nous 

si'phon 

cafe  chise       scho  las'tic 

per'emp  to  ry 

LESSON  79.     REVIEW 

syn'tax 
cau'cus 

fe  lic'i  ty           ca  thar'tic 
in  ci'sion          e  lu'ci  date 

sar  sa  pa  ril'la 
ac  cess'i  ble 

leg'i  ble 
mar'tial 
bijou' 

adju  tant         al'a  bas  ter 
cha  ot'ic           fig'ur  a  tive 
o  ce  an'ic         min'i  a  ture 

chan'ti  cleer 
im  preg'na  ble 
in  au  gu  ra'tion 

LESSON  80.     REVIEW 

eu'chre 
mo'tor 
ox'i  dize 
Bed'ou  in 
sen'a  tor 

eu'pho  ny        bou'le  vard 
cour'te  sy        de  lir'i  ous 
i  sos'ce  les       crys'tal  lize 
cav  a  Her'         reg'i  men 
ex'i  een  cy      au  to  mafic 

Sol'o  mon 
chi  rog'ra  phy 
mech'an  ism 
cau'li  flow  er 
or  ni  thol'o  gist 

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LESSON   81.     DICTATION 
WASHINGTON  IRVING 

Irving  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  and  charm- 
ing writers  of  America.     He  was  born  in   New  York 

City  in  1783,  and  left  school  at 
sixteen,  as  his  health  was  not 
very  good.  He  often  took  trips 
up  the  Hudson,  and  much  of 
the  matter  that  he  put  into  his 
stories  was  obtained  in  this  way. 
A  sea  voyage  to  France  in  1804 
improved  his  health  very  much. 
One  of  his  most  popular  books 
is  "The  Sketch  Book."  His  last 
and  most  scholarly  work  was  the 
"Life  of  Washington."  He  died  November  28,  1859,  at 
Tarry  town,  N.  Y. 

LESSON  82 

ag'ate  affinity  al'i  ment  admonition 

brusque  bru  nette'  chill'i  ness  cePlu  loid 

dor'mant  dem'o  crat  dem'a  gogue  e  ma'ci  ate 

Ma  dei'ra  mil'li  ner  lo  qua'cious  in  cu  ba'tion 

ra'ti  o  rav'aged  per  func'to  ry  ob  strep'er  ous 


pro'to  type 
stim'u  lus 


pre'mi  er 

sol'ace 

ty'phoid       ve'to  ing 

ev'i  dence    fron'tier 

na'val  offi'cious 


LESSON  83 

rep  a  ra'tion  rev  e  la'tion 

te  nac'i  ty  scru'pu  lous 

ver'bi  age  all  mo  ny 

ex  pe'di  ent  guar  an  tee' 

am  bus  cade'  al  le'gi  ance 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  165 

LESSON  84 

bon'ton'  au'top  sy  bin'na  cle  am  pu  ta'tion 

bo'nus  ap  pel'late  ce  ler'i  ty  chin  chiPla 

con'duit  de  ri'sion  com  pla'cent  due  til'i  ty 

ma  lign'  in  cum'bent  per'me  ate  laud'a  to  ry 

pep'sin  rig'or  ous  mo  nop'o  ly  ex  on'er  ate 

LESSON  85 

ex'pi  ate  ex'tri  cate  fe  lo'ni  ous  fu  mi  ga'tion 

in  trin'sic  fin  an  cier'  hy  poc'ri  sy  in  car  cer  a'tion 

mil'i  tate  mis'cre  ant  os'tra  cize  neu  tral'i  ty 

eu'lo  gy  mon'o  tone  in  dorse'ment  per  ti  na'cious 

ca  tarrh'  cat'e  chism  per'qui  site  per  pe  tra'tion 

LESSON  86.     DICTATION 

If  we  work  upon  marble,  it  will  perish  ;  if  we  work 
upon  brass,  time  will  efface  it ;  if  we  rear  temples,  they 
will  crumble  into  dust ;  but  if  we  work  upon  immortal 
minds,  if  we  imbue  them  with  principles,  with  the  just 
fear  of  God  and  love  of  our  fellow-men,  we  engrave  on 
those  tablets  something  that  will  brighten  to  all  eternity. 

— DANIEL  WEBSTER. 
LESSON  87 

pre'am  ble  prec'e  dent  pre  cur'sor  re  tal  i  a'tion 

ret'i  nue  re  trac'tion  ter'mi  nus  scru'ti  nize 

lin'guist  tenrden  cy  stag  na'tion  re  sus'ci  tate 

mu'ta  ble  lim  pid'i  ty  mu'ti  late  ruf'fian  ism 

lu'cre  scle  rot'ic  vin  di  ca'tion  vo  cab'u  la  ry 


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LESSON  88 


roy'al  ly 

an'i  line 

au'di  phone 

affabil'ity 

brough'am 

buoy'an  cy 

cir  cum  vent' 

in  frac'tion 

cho'ral 

bug'a  boo 

dis  cord'ant 

dis  par'ag  ing 

e  qua'tion 

chem'ic  al 

in  firm'a  ry 

en  rap'ture 

leg'a  cy 

a'mi  a  ble 

du  plic'i  ty 

ex  hil'a  rate 

LESSON  89 

flu'en  cy 

exrple  tive 

ex  plic'it 

for  mal'i  ty 

fran'chise 

in  dem'ni  ty 

im  preg'nate 

in  de  fat'i  ga  ble 

mob'i  lize 

lu'cra  tive 

lib  er  a'tion 

ju  ris  dic'tion 

pu'er  ile 

non  en'ti  ty 

ma  neu'ver 

pre  ca'ri  ous 

qui  nine' 

fem'i  nine 

per  ni'cious 

ob  li  ga'tion 

LESSON  90 

jol'li  ty 

o'vi  form 

no  to  ri'e  ty 

Mar  seilles' 

por  tend' 

ped'i  gree 

ped'i  ment 

per'fo  ra  ted 

pla'cate 

res'i  due 

rel'e  gate 

scur'ril  ous 

smi'lax 

tes'ti  fy  ing 

ster'e  o  type 

te  mer'i  ty 

nic'o  tine 

u'ni  son 

ter'ra  pin 

u  ni  ver'si  ty 

LESSON  91.     DICTATION 

111  fares  the  land,  to  hastening  ills  a  prey, 
Where  wealth  accumulates,  and  men  decay  ; 
Princes  and  lords  may  flourish,  or  may  fade — 
A  breath  can  make  them,  as  a  breath  has  made : 
But  a  bold  peasantry,  their  country's  pride, 
When  once  destroyed,  can  never  be  supplied. 

From  "The  Deserted  Village."  — OLIVER  GOLDSMITH, 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  92 

rev'e  nue  rel'e  vant  ro  tund'i  ty 

ex'o  dus  bow'sprit  chiv'al  rous 

bre  vet'  chic'o  ry  dis  par'i  ty 

bra  va'do  the  ol'o  gy  ex  ten'sion 

sen'ate  se  ces'sion  ol  fac'to  ry 


ad  o  ra'tion 
ter  ra'que  ous 
chlo'ro  form 
po'ten  tate 
o  rig'i  nate 


LESSON  93 

ur'gen  cy  ex  cul'pate  min'i  mum 

fo'rum  fiil'mi  nate  in  dem'ni  fy 

ver'nal  syn'op'sis  Ion  gev'i  ty 

Mad  rid'  mod'u  late  mi'gra  to  ry 


ex  pec'to  rate 
in  cor'ri  gi  ble 
ex  tra  di'tion 
os  cil  la'tion 


ni'tro  gen     lig'a  ment     per  se  ver'ing    in  ter  mit'tent 


LESSON  94 

pro  vi'so  vi'ti  ate  serv'i  tude 

trench'ant  pul  sa'tion  prof 'li  gate 

prox'y  vit're  ous  spu'ri  ous 

rar'e  fy  on'er  ous  re  pul'sive 


spon  ta'ne  ous  ly 
u  ni  form'i  ty 
trans  fer'a  ble 
mor  ti  fi  ca'tion 


rar'e  fy          on'er  ous       re  pul'sive  mor  ti  n  ca'tic 

se  cede'         qua  drille'     per  spec'tive      in  tol'er  a  ble 


LESSON  95 


seignior,  a  lord 

senior,      older 

indict, 

indite, 

lean, 

lien, 


to  charge  with  crime 
to  write 
thin ;  gaunt 
a  legal  claim 


colonel,  a  military  title 
kernel,    inside  of  a  nut 
cousin,    a  relative 
cozen,     to  cheat 
lief,         gladly ;  willingly 
leaf,        a  thin  flat  object 


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LESSON  96.     DICTATION 

The  world  will  little  note,  nor  long  remember,  what 
we  say  here  ;  but  it  can  never  forget  what  they  did  here. 

It  is  for  us,  the  living,  rather,  to  be  dedicated,  here,  to 
the  unfinished  work  that  they  have  thus  far  so  nobly 
carried  on.  It  is  rather  for  us  to  be  here  dedicated  to 
the  great  task  remaining  before  us  ;  that  from  these 
honored  dead  we  take  increased  devotion  to  the  cause 
for  which  they  here  gave  the  last  full  measure  of  devo- 
tion ;  that  we  here  highly  resolve  that  the  dead  shall  not 
have  died  in  vain  :  that  the  nation  shall,  under  God,  have 
a  new  birth  of  freedom,  and  that  government  of  the 
people,  by  the  people,  and  for  the  people,  shall  not 
perish  from  the  earth. 

From  "  Address  at  Gettysburg."  — LINCOLN. 

LESSON  97.     REVIEW 


ag'ate 

ve'to  ing 

schol'ar  ly 

cel'lu  loid 

sol'ace 

pre'mi  er 

Tar'ry  town 

al  le'giance 

ty'phoid 

al'i  ment 

bru  nette' 

e  ma'ci  ate 

fron'tier 

o'vi  form 

al'i  mo  ny 

dem'a  gogue 

con'duit 

te  nac'i  ty 

guar  an  tee' 

rep  a  ra'tion 

LESSON  98,     REVIEW 

eu'lo  gy          ap  pel'late  ce  ler'i  ty  laud'a  to  ry 

au'top  sy        mis'cre  ant  fin  an  cier'  hy  poc'ri  sy 

ex  plic'it         pre  cur'sor  prec'e  dent  re  sus'ci  tate 

brough'am     os'tra  cize          scle  rot'ic  neu  tral'i  ty 

pla'cate          mo  nop'o  ly       per'qui  site  vo  cab'u  lary 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  169 

LESSON  99.     REVIEW 

pu'er  ile  buoy'an  cy  du  plic'i  ty  dis  par'ag  ing 

res'i  due  ma  neu'ver  per  ni'cious  in  de  fat'i  ga  ble 

an'i  line  Gold'smith  scur'ril  ous  Dan'iel  Web'ster 

mobilize  chem'ic  al  non  en'ti  ty  stereotype 

ter'ra  pin  au'di  phone  chiv'al  rous  u  ni  ver'si  ty 

LESSON  100.     REVIEW 

bre  vet'  Get'tys  burg  rel'e  vant  in  cor'ri  gi  ble 

chic'o  ry  tren'chant  prof  li  gate  trans  fer'a  ble 

rar'e  fy  syn  op'sis  vi'ti  ate  os  cil  la'tion 

seign'ior  vit're  ous  chlo'ro  form  ex  hil'a  rate 

colo'nel  bra  va'do  Ion  gev'i  ty  in  dem'ni  ty 

LESSON  101.     DICTATION 

The  heights  by  great  men  reached  and  kept 
Were  not  attained  by  sudden  flight ; 

But  they,  while  their  companions  slept, 
Were  toiling  upwards  in  the  night. 

— LONGFELLOW. 

Dare  to  be  true,  nothing  can  need  a  lie  ; 

A  fault  which  needs  it  most  grows  two  thereby. 

LESSON  102 

am'nes  ty    sov'er  eign  bi  ol'o  gy  au  to  bi  og'ra  phy 

de'vi  ous      chor'is  ter  chev  a  Her'  con  dem  na'tion 

clem'en  cy  co  he'sion  in  sid'i  ous  Van  Bu'ren 

sew'age       in  inVic  al  sin'is  ter  sa  lu'bri  ous 

vas'sal         et'i  quette  ri  gid'i  ty  rem  i  nis'cence 


COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


ar'ti  fice 
di'o  cese 
cod'i  cil 


LESSON  103 

a  mal'gam        a  me'na  ble  ar  tic  u  la'tion 

co  er'cion          con'flu  ence  ex  traor'di  na  ry 

in  dem'ni  fy  chro  nol'o  gy 

Pol  y  ne'sia  mo  not'o  nous 

se  cre'to  ry  rep  re  sen  ta'tion 


in  tes'tate 


pal'li  ate      pi'quan  cy 
wheez'y      pre  ci'sion 


so  pra'no  sed'a  tive 

ves'tige  at  tain'der 

cre'ole  cel'lu  lar 

plau'dit  in'cu  bate 


LESSON  104 

tour'na  ment     sed'en  ta  ry 


an  a  con'da 
des'ul  to  ry 
cred'i  ble 


trea'son      po  ten'tial        plau'si  ble 


af  firm'a  tive 
co  nun'drum 
im  ma  te'ri  al 
min  is  te'ri  al 


LESSON  105 


pres'tige  trav'es  ty 

rhythm  quer'u  lous 

serv'ile  ob'du  rate 

vil'i  fy  rec're  ant 

sim'i  le  in  fin'i  tive 


pos  ter'i  ty  pet  ri  fac'tion 

ren  o  va'tion  sen  sa'tion  al 

Phi  lis'tine  re  mu'ner  a  tive 

per'co  late  pre  pon'der  ate 

al  ter'na  tive  rec  on  cil  i  a'tion 


LESSON  106.     DICTATION 

Good  name,  in  man  or  woman, 
Is  the  immediate  jewel  of  their  souls. 
Who  steals  my  purse,  steals  trash ;  'tis  something  nothing  ; 
'Twas  mine,  'tis  his,  and  has  been  slave  to  thousands  : 
But  he  that  filches  from  me  my  good  name, 
Robs  me  of  that  which  not  enriches  him, 
And  makes  me  poor  indeed,  —SHAKESPEARE, 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


as  say'er 
cho'roid 
di'a  lect 
in  her'ent 
os'cil  late 


ob'vi  ate 
phthis'ic 
rev'er  ie 
bou  doir' 
civ  il'i  ty 


col'an  der 
Low'ell 
sor'did  ly 
ro'sa  ry 


LESSON  107 

a  pol'o  gize       circuitous 
cur'va  ture        con  ges'tion 


a  mend'ment 
ar'chi  tec  ture 


for'ti  tude 

in  ha  la'tion 

im  mo  bil'i  ty    in  fu'ri  ate 


hy  per'bo  le     ex  tra'ne  ous 
mi  nute'ly        Mad  a  gas'car 
mu  nif'i  cence 


LESSON  108 

ren'e  gade        ren  di'tion  per  ti  nac'i  ty 

ser  e  nade'        pred'a  to  ry  sig  nif  'i  cance 

a  lac'ri  ty          ep  i  der'mis  am  bi  gu'i  ty 

am  mo'ni  a        con  ces'sion  an  ni  hi  la'tion 

com'pe  tent      nat'u  ral  ize  ter'ri  to  ries 

LESSON  109 

de  moc'ra  cy    di  ver'si  fy  pres  i  den'tial 

con  du'cive       in  el'i  gi  ble  con  fig  u  ra'tion 

in'no  cence       hon'o  ra  ry  in  sig  nif'i  cant 

in  junction       in  oc'u  late  mis  eel  la'ne  ous 


jeop'ard  y     eq'ui  ta  ble       re  vul'sion        per  spi  cu'i  ty 


LESSON  110 


confidant, 

confident, 

symbol, 

cymbal, 

counsel, 

council, 

flower, 

flour, 


a  bosom  friend 
sure 
a  sign 

brass  instrument 
to  give  advice 
a  body  of  men 
bloom  of  a  plant 
fine  meal 


barren, 

baron, 

fellow, 

felloe, 

berry, 

bury, 

great, 

grate, 


unfruitful 

a  title  of  nobility 

companion 

outer  rim  of  a  wheel 

any  small  fruit 

to  cover  out  of  sight 

large 

to  rub  harshly 


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LESSON  111,     DICTATION 

There  is  no  retreat  but  in  submission  and  slavery ! 
Our  chains  are  forged  !  Their  clanking  may  be  heard 
on  the  plains  of  Boston  !  The  war  is  inevitable  ;  and 
let  it  come  !  I  repeat  it,  Sir,  let  it  come  ! 

It  is  in  vain,  Sir,  to  extenuate  the  matter.  Gentlemen 
may  cry,  peace,  peace  ! — but  there  is  no  peace.  The 
war  is  actually  begun  !  The  next  gale  that  sweeps  from 
the  North  will  bring  to  our  ears  the  clash  of  resounding 
arms  !  Our  brethren  are  already  in  the  field  !  Why 
stand  we  here  idle  ?  What  is  it  that  Gentlemen  wish  ? 
What  would  they  have?  Is  life  so  dear,  or  peace  so 
sweet,  as  to  be  purchased  at  the  price  of  chains  and 
slavery  ?  Forbid  it,  Almighty  God  !  I  know  not  what 
course  others  may  take  ;  but  as  for  me,  give  me  liberty, 
or  give  me  death  !  —PATRICK  HENRY. 

LESSON  112 

ar  te'sian  soph'o  more  ver  mil'ion  O  ce  an'i  ca 

villain  al'ba  tross  tor  pid'i  ty  su  per  cil'i  ous 

an'ti  dote  chan  de  Her'  stow'a  way  con  ju  ga'tion 

re  ful'gent  com  po'nent  com  pli'ance  in  con  testa  ble 

bris'ket  im  per'a  tive  in  cli  na'tion  con  gres'sion  al 


LESSON  113 


cog'i  tate  do  cil'i  ty 

dy'na  mite  coch'i  neal 

in'su  lar  mi  nor'i  ty 

re  vi'sion  pos  til'ion 

vit'ri  ol  tab'ou  ret 


co  her'en  cy  coun'ter  pane 

for'mu  late  ex  ag'ger  ate 

in  gre'di  ent  in  sin  u  a'tion 

re  new'a  ble  rep  re  sent'a  tive 

prim'i  tive  ob  lit  er  a'tion 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


173 


LESSON  114 

asper'sion     append'ant   am'bu  lance  amphib'ious 

che  root'        con  cen'tric    col  li'sion  con  sci  en'tious 

dy'nas  ty        fri  gid'i  ty       ex  or'bi  tant  doc  u  men'ta  ry 

co  quette'      san'i  ta  ry       sev'er  ance  sub  stan'tial  ly 

ster'ile  prej'u  dice      in  vo  ca'tion  in  ex'pli  ca  ble 

LESSON  115 

mys'ti  fy         in  tes'ti  nal     mon'e  ta  ry  in  ex  haust'i  ble 

pol'y  gon       prox  im'i  ty    phi  los'o  pher  pol'y  syl  la  ble 

voPa  tile        stig'ma  tize    req  ui  si'tion  jus'ti  fi  a  ble 

su  per  sede'  tri'cy  cle         tech'nic  al  re  spon  si  biPi  ty 

se  di'tion        wrist'band     vig'i  lant  ly  su  per  in  tend'ent 


LESSON  116.     DICTATION 

Neither  a  borrower  nor  a  lender  be  ; 
For  loan  oft  loses  both  itself  and  friend, 
And  borrowing  dulls  the  edge  of  husbandry. 

This  above  all — to  thine  own  self  be  true, 
Anal  it  must  follow,  as  the  night  the  day, 
Thou  canst  not  then  be  false  to  any  man. 

— SHAKESPEARE. 

LESSON  117.     REVIEW 

clem'en  cy  chor'is  ter  ri  gid'i  ty  Van  Bu'ren 

cod'i  cil  sov'er  eign  chev  a  Her'  rem  i  nis'cence 

a  maPgam  pi'quan  cy  Pol  y  ne'si  a  ex  traor'di  na  ry 

so  pra'no  cel'lu  lar  se  cre'to  ry  mo  not'o  nous 

pres'tige  rec're  ant  tour'na  ment  sub  stan'tial  ly 


174  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LESSON  118.     REVIEW 

rhythm  trav'es  ty  a  pol'o  gize  pet  ri  fac'tion 

cho'roid  a  lac'ri  ty  hy  per'bo  le  cir  cu'i  tons 

in  her'ent  de  moc'ra  cy  Shakes'peare  ar'chi  tec  ture 

phthis'ic  hpn'o  ra  ry  soph'o  more  per  ti  nac'i  ty 

bou'doir'  pred'a  to  ry  ver  mil'ion  an  ni'hi  la  tion 

LESSON  119.     REVIEW 

cym'bal  al'ba  tross  in  el'i  gi  ble  mu  nif'i  cence 

fePloe  eq'ui  ta  ble  pos  til'ion  am  bi  gu'i  ty 

viPlain  coch'i  neal  co  her'en  cy  mis  eel  la'ne  ous 

cog'i  tate  tab'ou  ret  re  new'a  ble  per  spi  cu'i  ty 

dy'na  mite  tem'po  ral  ar  te'sian  O  ce  an'i  ca 

LESSON  120.    REVIEW 

dy'nas  ty  su  per  sede'  fri  gid'i  ty  con  sci  en'tious 

co  quette'  prej'u  dice  phi  los'o  pher  in  ex'pli  ca  ble 

mys'ti  fy  sev'er  ance  hus'band  ry  am  phib'i  ous 

voPa  tile  mon'e  ta  ry  con  cen'tric  poPy  syl  la  ble 

tri'cy  cle  col  li'sion  in  tes'ti  nal  req  ui  si'tion 

LESSON  121.     DICTATION 

Though  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
angels,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding 
brass,  or  a  tinkling  cymbal.  And  though  I  have  the 
gift  of  prophecy,  and  understand  all  mysteries,  and  all 
knowledge  ;  and  though  I  have  all  faith,  so  that  I  could 
remove  mountains,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am  nothing. 

And  now  abideth  faith,  hope,  charity,  these  three  ;  but 
the  greatest  of  these  is  charity.  —THE  BIBLE. 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  122 

ar'ma  ture      ar'mis  tice         par  a  lyt'ic  pho  tog'ra  phy 

ex'pe  dite        ex'pur  gate       au  ster'i  ty  cer'e  mo  ny 

boat'swain      ob  tru'sion        ex'tri  ca  ble  am  bas'sa  dor 

di  lem'ma       a  non'y  mous    for'mi  da  ble  hy  poth'e  nuse 

vo  li'tion         pre  ten'sion      sat  u  ra'tion  chi  rop'o  dist 

LESSON  123 

rec'i  pe  ces  sa'tion         et  y  mol'o  gy  mas'sa  cring 

au'to  crat        a  vow'ed  ly       in  toPer  ant  affirma'tion 

ex  citing        cen'sor  ship      av  a  ri'cious  os  ten  ta'tion 

Sher'i  dan       re  cur'rence      in  an'i  mate  in  fat'u  at  ed 

spec'i  fy          con'tra  band    chafing-dish  res  ti  tu'tion 

LESSON  124 

co  in  cide'       di  ver'sion        pre  co'cious  re  pos'i  tory 

mon'o  gram  in  teg'u  ment  cog  ni'zant  con'se  quence 

sen'ti  nel        mu  ri  at'ic         plan'et  a  ry  in  flam'ma  ble 

zeph'yr  im  por  tune'     pre  var'i  cate  con  sign'ment 

corps  pla  cid'i  ty        in  tim'i  date  pred  e  ces'sor 


LESSON  125 

palette,  a  painter's  tablet 

pallet,  a  small  bed 

palate,  the  seat  of  taste 

mucous,  resembling  mucus 

mucus,  a  kind  of  fluid 

lumbar,  near  the  loins 

lumber,  sawed  timber 


praise, 

preys, 

prays, 


applause 

takes  by  violence 

implores 

cannon,  a  great  gun 
canon,     a  law  or  rule 

a  harsh  critic 

a  vase 


censor, 
censer, 


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LESSON  126.     DICTATION 
CHARLES  DICKENS 

Dickens  was  born  at  Portsmouth,  England,  in   1812. 

He  was  a  delicate  boy,  and  spent  much  of  his  time  in 
reading  good  books.  He  was  obliged 
to  work  early  in  life,  as  his  father 
became  poor  and  was  put  into  the 
debtor's  prison. 

He  began  his  writings  under  the 
title  of  "  Boz,"  and  on  account  of  their 
humor  and  peculiar  style,  they  soon 
attracted  attention.  His  books  are 
among  the  most  popular  in  the  world. 
He  had  quite  a  family  of  children  and 

was  a  kind  and  gentle  father.     He  died  in  1870,  and  was 

buried  in  Westminster  Abbey,  London. 


af'fer  ent  as  cet'ic 

bri'ber  y  cen'ti  ped 

di  plo'ma  dis'so  lute 

pret'ti  ly  ex  cel'si  or 


LESSON  127 
cer'e  brum 
as  trol'o  gy 
con  cav'i  ty 
mo  bil'i  ty 


re  hears'al   treas'u  ry        pru  den'tial 


al  ter  ca'tion 
cen'sur  a  ble 
as  sid'u  ous  ly 
mat  ri  mo'ni  al 
prod  i  gal'i  ty 


LESSON  128 

rit'u  al          stat  u  esque'  to  pog'ra  phy  phar  ma  ceu'tic 

sin'u  ous      tran  si'tion       phe  nom'e  nal  rho  do  den'dron 

vi'a  duct       sem'i  tone       re  pug'nance  pre  sen'ti  ment 

in  trep'id      suffu'sion        invet'erate  su  per  sti'tion 

ul'na  con  form'i  ty  pneu  mo'ni  a  com  mo'di  ous 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


LESSON  129 

ros'trum       ir  ri  ga'tion       arch  an'gel  ar  is  to  crat'ic 

ex  ci'sion      strat'a  gem      con  cise'ly  com'pe  ten  cy 

ob  liv'i  on     rose'ma  ry       tur'bu  lence  dis  in  fect'ant 

clique  col  la'tion         in  gen'u  ous  as  sim  i  la'tion 

ve'toed         so  no'rous        pla'gia  rist  so  lie  i  ta'tion 


buck'ram 

chev'ron  co  a  lesce' 

a  lum'nus  val'or  ous 

squad'ron  rep'ro  bate 

mys'ter  y  tacit  ly 


LESSON  130 
es'cu  lent         ap'o  plex  y 


ap  prox'i  mate 
con  test'ant     co  ag'u  late 
de  o'dor  ize     frat'ri  cide 
pre  cip'i  tate   ere  den'tial 
in  i  ti  a'tion     in  fe  ri  or'i  ty 


LESSON  131.     DICTATION 

Give  us,  O  give  us,  the  man  who  sings  at  his  work 
Be  his  occupation  what  it  may,  he  is  equal  to  any  o: 
those  who  follow  the  same  pursuit  in  silent  sullenness 
He  will  do  more  in  the  same  time,  he  will  do  it  better 
he  will  persevere  longer.  Wondrous  is  the  strength  o; 
cheerfulness,  altogether  past  calculation  its  powers  oi 
endurance.  —THOMAS  CARLYLE. 

LESSON  132 

pri  or'i  ty      in  grat'i  tude  mes'mer  ism  mi  cro  scop'ic 

sur'gi  cal      pro  cliv'i  ty  pur  su'ance  pro  hib'it  o  ry 

su'mach        su'i  ci  dal  u  su'ri  ous  rep  re  sent'a  tive 

re  view'ing  im  pet'u  ous  mod'i  fi  er  syn  on'y  mous 

req'ui  site     lux  u'ri  ous  sin  cer'i  ty  res  to  ra'tion 

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LESSON  133 

ar'ni  ca         an'chor  age      pro  fi'cien  cy  ap  por'tioned 

cou'gar         me  ton'y  my    as  tron'o  my  con  grat'u  late 

an'arch  y      co'ma  tose       des  e  cra'tion  in  ex'o  ra  ble 

crib'bage      sta  tis'tics         pro  pi'ti  ate  pro  mis'cu  ous 

stu'pe  fy       mod  i  fi'ers       in  no  va'tion  con  serv'a  tory 


LESSON  134 

su  preme'     vi  va'cious  trans  ferred' 

trea'tise        sub'ter  fuge  es  ca  pade' 

es  pla  nade'  au'di  to  ry 

co  op'er  ate  con  viv'i  al 


ze'nith 

cyn'ic 

wa'gered 


su  per  facial 
ap  pro  ba'tion 
cy  clo  pe'di  a 
pre  dom'i  nate 


in  dic'a  tive      re  cip'ro  cate    oc  ca'sion  al 

LESSON  135 

at  tor'ney  in  vig'or  ate  dem'on  strate   con  tig'u  ous 

cur'so  ry  con  tin'gent  con  tam'i  nate  pre  dom'i  nance 

stul'ti  fy  strin'gen  cy  so  lic'it  ous        pur'chas  a  ble 

tu  i'tion  tur'bu  lent  pro  di'gious       ste  nog'ra  phy 

tar'iff  whet'stone  his  tor'ic  al        prov  i  den'tial 

LESSON   136.     DICTATION 

The  quality  of  mercy  is  not  strained  ; 
It  droppeth  as  the  gentle  rain  from  Heaven 
Upon  the  place  beneath  :  it  is  twice  bless'd  ; 
It  blesseth  him  that  gives  and  him  that  takes : 
'  Tis  mightiest  in  the  mightiest ;  it  becomes 
The  throned  monarch  better  than  his  crown. 

.—SHAKESPEARE. 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


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LESSON  137.     REVIEW 

ar'ma  ture  ces  sa'tion        chi  rop'o  dist 
zeph'yr       ar'mis  tice        pre  co'cious 


am  bas'sa  dor 
au  ster'i  ty 


Sher'i  dan   a  non'y  mous  av  a  ri'cious         et  y  mol'o  gy 
pal'ette        pla  cid'i  ty        hy  poth'e  nuse    in  flam'ma  ble 
au'to  crat    mu  ri  at'ic        pro  pi'ti  ate         cen'sur  a  ble 


LESSON  138.    REVIEW 

af'fer  ent  plan'et  a  ry  phe  nom'e  nal     rho  do  den'dron 

di  plo'ma  cog  ni'zant  com'pe  ten  cy 

as  cet'ic  Ports'mouth  pla'gia  rist 

co  a  lesce'  ap'o  plex  y  pneu  mo'ni  a 

ex  ci'sion  strat'a  gem  cer'e  brum 


phar  ma  ceu'tic 
su  per  sti'tion 
so  lie  i  ta'tion 
ap  prox'i  mate 


clique  req'ui  site 

chev'ron  tac'it  ly 

es'cu  lent  su'i  ci  dal 

squad'ron  sur'gi  cal 

su'mach  u  su'ri  ous 


LESSON  139.     REVIEW 

lux  u'ri  ous  mi  cro  scop'ic 

de  o'dor  ize  in  ex'o  ra  ble 

frat'ri  cide  pro  mis'cu  ous 

syn  on'y  mous  su  per  fi'cial 

Car  lyle'  in  i  ti  a'tion 


LESSON  140.     REVIEW 
cou'gar  .      tu  i'tion  in  dic'a  tive          so  lic'i  tous 


an'arch  y  at  tor'ney        con  tig'u  ous 

ze'nith  me  ton'y  my  as  tron'o  my 

treat'ise  an'chor  age    pro  di'gious 

cur'so  ry  au'di  to  ry      tur'bu  lent 


pur'chas  a  ble 
ste  nog'ra  phy 
con  viv'i  al 
ap  portioned 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  141.     DICTATION 

By  the  rude  bridge  that  arched  the  flood, 
Their  flag  to  April's  breeze  unfurled, 

Here  once  the  embattled  farmers  stood, 
And  fired  the  shot  heard  round  the  world. 

From  "Concord  Fight."  — EMERSON. 

LESSON  142 


viv'i  fy 

so  lil'o  quy 

pro  pen'si  ty 

ar  is  toc'ra  cy 

an'o  dyne 

in'ven  to  ry 

as  sess'a  ble 

pu  ri  tan'i  cal 

rem'e  dy 

ap  pre  hend' 

cu'mu  la  tive 

pre  mon'i  to  ry 

sys  tem'ic 

con  tor'tion 

an  nex  a'tion 

an  di  to'ri  um 

Ec'ua  dor 

leg'  end  a  ry 

re  sist'i  ble 

cy  lin'dric  al 

LESSON  143 

con  voy'         neu  ral'gi  a      an  tith'e  sis  spon  ta'ne  ous 

syl'van  skep'ti  cism     e  van'gel  ist  con'tro  ver  sy 

Thames  is  o  la'tion        transient  ly  ex  cess'ive  ly 

u'su  ry  dis'so  lute        punc  til'ious  dis  sem'i  nate 

Shang-Hai'     bril'lian  cy       re  lax  a'tion  pyr  o  tech'nic 


LESSON  144 

let'tuce  rheu'ma  tism  i  tin'er  a  ry  re  frig'er  ate 

an  nu'i  ty        con  sign  ee'     for'fei  ture  a  poth'e  ca  ry 

Bu  chan'an     det'ri  ment      stu  pen'dous  prej  u  di'cial 

vol'u  ble          crim'i  nate       cor'pu  lence  in  her'i  tance 

Al  too'na        mu'tu  al  ly       sump'tu  a  ry  con  vey'an  cer 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


181 


LESSON  145 

as'ter  oid  of  fi'ci  ate  con  va  lesce'    die  ta  to'ri  al 

guess'ing  fri  vol'i  ty  mu  nic'i  pal      crystal  line 

a  sy'lum  McKin'ley  in  car'cer  ate    in  nu'mer  a  ble 

vir'u  lent  sus  pi'cion  sub  stan'ti  ate  un  gov'ern  a  ble 

co'pi  ous  ly  aux  il'ia  ry  vet'er  i  na  ry    in  ad  vert'ent 


LESSON  146.     DICTATION 

Heaven  is  not  gained  at  a  single  bound ; 
But  we  build  the  ladder  by  which  we  rise 
From  the  lowly  earth  to  the  vaulted  skies, 

And  we  mount  to  its  summit  round  by  round. 

— J.  G.  HOLLAND. 

LESSON   147 

au  da'cious  coun'ter  feit  pre  cip'i  tous  an  ni  ver'sa  ry 

rev'o  ca  ble  con  vul'sion  dis  af  fec'tion  ex  cru'ci  at  ing 

stat'u  to  ry  suc'cu  lent  res  er  va'tion  in  can  des'cent 

vac'ci  nate  trans  lu'cent  re  press'i  ble  in  tel'li  gi  ble 

bric'-a-brac  cus  to'di  an  in  stal  la'tion  trea'son  a  ble 


LESSON  148 

sub'si  dize    trap'e  zoid       lieu  ten'ant  un  scru'pu  lous 

zou  ave'        tym'pa  num     ir  ri  ga'tion  vo  lu'mi  nous 

syn'the  sis    med'i  ta  tive    rec  og  ni'tion  in  ter  pre  ta'tion 

in  vent'or     sys'tem  a  tize  re  crim/i  nate  sus  cep'ti  ble 

vo  rac'i  ty     an'ti  qua  ry     di  plo'ma  tist  math  e  mat'ics 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 
LESSON  149 


big'ot  ed       cor  ro'sive 
cra'ni  al         in  val'i  date 
vi  va'cious     reg  u  la'tion 
tran'si  to  ry  sus'te  nance 


col  le'gi  ate  dip  lo  mafic 

ir  ri  ta'tion  con  vo  lu'tions 

rec'on  ciled  ir  rep'a  ra  ble 

vi'sion  a  ry  prov  o  ca'tion 


Ne  va'da       Mon  o  the'ism  ret  ri  bu'tion    in  flam  ma'tion 

LESSON  150 

Gar'field  cor'mo  rant  Bar  ba'does     trans  mis'sion 

trans'i  tive  com'mis  sa  ry  dor'mi  to  ry      con  sti  tu'tion 

crin'o  line  cor  rup'tion  pre  rog'a  tive  tem'per  a  ment 

cus'pi  dor  syn'a  gogue  com'ple  ment  mis  de  mean'or 

sep'ul  cher  ap  pa  ri'tion  mas'sa  cred      prac'ti  ca  ble 

LESSON  151.     DICTATION 

And  if  there  be  a  human  tear 
From  passion's  dross  refined  and  clear, 
A  tear  so  limpid  and  so  meek 
It  would  not  stain  an  angel's  cheek, — 
'Tis  that  which  pious  fathers  shed 
Upon  a  duteous  daughter's  head. 

— WALTER  SCOTT. 
LESSON  152 

crit'i  cism  fra  gil'i  ty  ap  po  si'tion     cor  rob'o  rate 

tri  bu'nals  syn'di  cate  con  cep'tion      pres  by  te'ri  an 

co  til'lion  pur'ga  to  ry  syn  ec'do  che  con  sol'i  date 

Trans  vaal'  com'mo  dore  trib  u  la'tion     vol  u  bill  ty 

au'ri  cles  cor  re  spond'  so  lic'i  tor         sym  pa  thet'ic 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


183 


LESSON  153 

impassible,    without  sensation  calender,  a  hot  press 

impassable,  cannot  be  passed  calendar,  an  almanac 

lessen,  to  make  less  radical,     extreme 

lesson,  a  part  to  be  learned  radicle,     part  of  seed 

greater,         larger  canvas,     coarse  cloth 

grater,  a  rough  instrument  canvass,    to  examine 


LESSON  154 

re  action      ver'sa  tile  ul  cer  a'tion 

sub'ju  gate   col  lo'qui  al  ap'pli  ca  ble 

sym'me  try  mon'as  ter  y  tra  di'tion 

tyr'an  nize    vul'ner  a  ble  ir  rel'e  vant 

con  gru'i  ty  San  Di  e'go  com  pet'i  tor 


dis  si  pa'tion 
ne  go'ti  a  ble 
prop  a  ga'tion 
su  per'flu  ous 
bi  tu'mi  nous 


LESSON  155 

col'lier  y  mo  nop'o  lize  ar  bi  tra'tion  ap  pro'pri  ate 

cor'ru  gate  sufficient  disability  disconsolate 

atom  iz  er  con  stitu  ent  pu  tre  fac'tion  pro  pri'e  ta  ry 

cou'ri  er  sim  plicl  ty  sup  po  si'tion  su  per  sti'tion 

ven'tri  cles  con  tu'sion  pul'mo  na  ry  ther  mom'e  ter 

LESSON  156.     DICTATION 

And  what  is  so  rare  as  a  day  in  June  ? 

Then,  if  ever,  come  perfect  days  ; 
Then  Heaven  tries  the  earth  if  it  be  in  tune, 

And  over  it  softly  her  warm  ear  lays : 
Whether  we  look,  or  whether  we  listen, 
We  hear  life  murmur,  or  see  it  glisten. 


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COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 


LESSON  157,     REVIEW 

an'o  dyne       so  lil'o  quy  punc  til'ious 

let'tuce  leg'en  da  ry  Bu  chan'an 

Em'er  son      neu  ral'gi  a  rheu'ma  tism 

a  sy'lum         skep'ti  cism  an  tith'e  sis 
zou  ave'         con  gru'i  ty 


ther  mom'e  ter 
au  di  to'ri  um 
ar  is  toc'ra  cy 
pre  mon'i  tory 
mu  nic'i  pal         prej  u  di'cial 


LESSON  158.     REVIEW 


au  da'cious  for'fei  ture 

sub'si  dize  aux  il'ia  ry 

bric'-a-brac  sim  plic'i  ty 

an  nu'i  ty  vac'ci  nate 

vo  rac'i  ty  stat'u  to  ry 


coun'ter  feit 
trans  lu'cent 
an'ti  qua  ry 
crys'tal  line 
dor'mi  to  ry 


pu  ri  tan'i  cal 
vet'er  i  na  ry 
die  ta  to'ri  al 
res  er  va'tion 
incandes'cent 


LESSON  159.     REVIEW 


fra  gil'i  ty  ap  pa  ri'tion  dip  lo  mafic 

rad'i  cle  tym'pa  num  com'mis  sa  ry 

cra'ni  al  ver'sa  tile  syn  ec'do  che 

syn'di  cate  sep'ul  cher  mis  de  mean'or  com'ple  ment 

co  til'lion  sus'te  nance  col  le'gi  ate         sympathetic 


in  flam  ma'tion 
trea'son  a  ble 
in  tel'li  gi  ble 


LESSON  160.     REVIEW 

du'te  ous        im  pasrsi  ble    col  lo'qui  al  tra  di'tion  al 

cus'pi  dor       mon'as  ter  y    mo  nop'o  lize  pro  pri'e  ta  ry 

Low'ell  tyr'an  nize       sim  plic'i  ty  su  per  sti'tion 

sym'me  try    at'om  i  zer       bi  tu'mi  nous  ar  bi  tra'tion 

cou'ri  er         pul'mo  na  ry   conVmo  dore  ne  go'ti  a  ble 


EIGHTH  YEAR. 


a  ctept' 
a  dult' 
ad'verse 
in  quir'y 
af 'fer  ent 
al  bu'men 
Al'der  ney 
ally' 


WORDS  FREQUENTLY  MISPRONOUNCED 

LESSON  161 

a'corn  (-ktirn)        aid'de-camp  (-kan) 
cOm'bat  ant  a  cerb'ate  (-serb'-) 

Achiries(-kir-lez) 
ac  cli'mate  (-kll'-) 
a  cu'men  (-ku'-) 
a  do'be  (-ba) 


A  do'nls 
rlb'ald 
an  cho'vy 
sup'ple 
c6g  no'm^n 
ca  nine' 
cor'net 
Im'pe  tus 


Im'pl  ous 


tl  rade' 
ka'6  lln 
nee  (ni) 
su'tfire 


crem'a  to  ry 
dec'6  ra  tlve 
det'6  nate 
dl  van' 
e  ner'vate 
e    I  zo'6  t 


am  pere'  (-par') 
gla  dl'o  lus 


LESSON  162 

Sem  It'Ic  cou  pe'  (koo-pa') 

jean  (jan)  cui  sine'  (kw6-z£n') 

mat  u  tl'nal  mon'grel  (mun'grel) 

ml  cr5s'c6  py  de  bris'  (da-bre"') 

en  tree'  (an-tra')  mi  rage'(me-razh') 

ec'ze  ma  hau  teur'  (ho-ter') 

cu'll  na  ry  (ku'-)  I'6  dine  (-din  or  -den) 

o'boe  (O'boi)  mer'can  tile  (-til) 

LESSON  163 


U'ra  nqs 


or'chid  (-kid) 
pet'it  (pet'y) 
plaid  (plad) 
al  lop'a  thy 
sa  chef  (-sha') 
co'ca  ine  (-in) 
ju'gd  lar  (-ler) 
vac'cine  (-sin) 


ho  me  op'a  thy 
proVost  (-ust) 
ra'bi  es  (-bl-ez) 
ex' 6m  pla  ry 
soi  ree'  (swa-ra') 
sto'ried  (-rid) 
stra  te'glc  (or  -tej-) 
tra  ge  dienne'  (- 


1 86  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

LIST  OF  ORDINARY  CONTRACTIONS. 


Yd 

I'll 

e'er 
who's 

we'll 

isn't 

they'd 
ar'n't 

hadn't 
wouldn't 

I'm 

he'd 

don't 
ne'er 

that's 
'twill 

you'll 
didn't 

didn't 
whate'er 

I've 

he'll 

there's 

hasn't 

needn't 

he's 
it's 

we're 
she's 

you're 
won't 

where's 
what's 

haven't 
weren't 

o'er 
we'd 

we've 
who'd 

they've 
'twere 

they'll 
couldn't 

shouldn't 
where'er 

'twas 
'tis 

you'd 
can't 

you've 

doesn't 

whene'er 

In  contractions,  the  apostrophe  is  usually  placed  where 
the  letter  or  letters  are  omitted ;  as,  do  not,  don't,  etc. 

EXERCISE. 

Write  the  names  of  all  the  States  and  their  proper 
abbreviations ;  the  months  *  the  days  of  the  week  ;  the 
principal  cities;  the  countries;  the  professions;  titles; 
names;  weights  and  measures,  etc. 


SPELLING  AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  NATIONAL 

EDUCATIONAL  ASSOCIATION. 

though — tho  programme — program 

through — thru  throughout — thruout 

thorough — thoro  thoroughfare — thorofare 

although — altho  catalogue — catalog 

prologue — prolog  demagogue — demagog 

decalogu  e — decalog  pedagogu  e — pedagog 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  187 


RULES  FOR  SPELLING 

I.  Words  ending1  in  e  drop  the  e  on  adding  a  suffix 
beginning"   with   a    vowel;    as,    amuse,    amusing;  force, 
forcible. 

Learn  carefully  the  following  exceptions  to  the  above 
rule  : 

dye-ing  swinge-ing  tinge-ing 

hoe-ing  shoe-ing  toe-ing" 

singe-ing 

Words  ending  in  ce  and  ge  do  not  drop  the  e  before 
suffixes  beginning  with  a,  o,  or  u;  as,  peace,  peaceable. 

Words  ending  in  ie  change  ie  into  y  on  adding  the 
suffix  ing ;  as,  die,  dying. 

II.  When  the  added  suffix  begins  with  a  consonant, 
the  final  e  is  not  dropped ;    as,   care,   carefully ;    hate, 
hateful. 

The  following  exceptions  to  Rule  II  drop  the  e. 

argu-ment  du-ly  whol-ly 

aw-ful  nurs-ling  wis-dom 

tru-ly 

The  following  words,  on  adding  the  suffix  ment,  are 
spelled  both  ways  :  abridge,  acknowledge,  judge,  lodge. 


1 88  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

EXERCISE 

Spell  correctly  the  words  formed  by  adding  the  suffix 
"ing"  to  squeeze,  move,  blame,  hate,  arrive,  judge,  believe, 
guide,  grieve ;  the  suffix  " ment"  to  move,  judge,  state ; 
the  suffix  "able"  to  blame,  sale,  service ;  the  suffix  " ous" 
to  fame,  courage;  the  suffix  "#/"  to  arrive,  remove, 
survive. 

III.  When  a  word  ends  in  y,  immediately  preceded 
by  a  consonant,  the  y  is  changed  to  i  on  adding  any 
suffix  except  ing ;  as  tardy,  tardiness. 

When  immediately  preceded  by  a  vowel,  the  y  is  not 
changed  ;  as,  employ,  employment. 

The  following  are  exceptions  : 

day,  daily         lay,  laid         pay,  paid 

say,  said          slay,  slain      stay,  staid  (or  stayed) 

EXERCISE 

Add  the  suffix  "ness"  to  the  following  words,  spell- 
ing the  word  correctly  in  each  instance :  ready,  bushy, 
sultry,  murky,  dizzy;  the  suffix  "fy"  to  ready,  merry, 
dizzy ;  the  suffix  "ing"  to  bury,  apply,  rally,  eddy ;  the 
suffix  "ous"  to  fury,  injury ;  the  suffix  "ful"  to  duty, 
beauty,  bounty. 

NOTE. — Give  pupils  plenty  of  exercises  like  the  above. 
Such  exercises,  or  others  of  a  similar  kind,  are  valuable, 
not  only  in  impressing  the  form  of  the  word  upon  the 
mind,  but  in  giving  facility  in  the  practical  application 
of  the  rules  for  spelling. 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  189 

IV.  Words  of  one  syllable,  and  those  accented  on 
the  last  syllable,  ending  with  a  single  consonant,  pre- 
ceded by  a  single  vowel,  double  the  final  consonant  on 
adding  a  suffix  beginning  with  a  vowel ;  &&,  plod,  plodding ; 
defer,  deferring. 

NOTES. — Words  ending  in  /  are  spelled  both  ways, 
but  preference  is  being  given  to  one  /. 

In  the  use  of  ei  and  ie,  ei  usually  follows  c  soft,  and 
ie  the  other  consonants  ;  as,  deceive,  relieve. 

EXERCISE 

Write  ten  examples  of  each  of  the  following : 
Words  that  drop  the  final  e. 
Words  that  do  not  drop  the  final  e. 
Words  that  change  the  final  y. 
Words  that  do  not  change  the  final  y. 


FORMATION  OF    PLURALS 

RULE  i.  Words  generally,  and  those  ending  in  o,  or 
y  preceded  by  a  vowel,  and  in  ch  hard  like  k,  form  their 
plurals  by  adding  s;  "as,  hand,  hands ;  cameo,  cameos  ; 
day,  days;  monarch,  monarchs. 

RULE  2.  Words  ending  in  ch  soft,  s,  sh,  and  x,  add 
es;  as,  church,  churches ;  pass,  passes;  brush,  brushes; 
box,  boxes. 

RULE  3.  Words  ending  injj/  preceded  by  a  consonant 
change  y  into  i  and  add  es;  as,  lady,  ladies. 

RULE  4.  Letters,  figures,  characters,  etc.,  add  V  to 
form  the  plural ;  as,  Its,  y's, 


190  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

IRREGULAR  PLURALS. — Some  words  ending  in  f  or  ft 
change/ or  fe  into  ves ;  as,  loaf,  loaves ;  wife,  wives. 

Some  words  add  en  or  ren;  as,  ox-en,  child-ren. 

Compounds  form  their  plurals  according  to  the  mean- 
ing ;  as,  mout/ifuls,  men-of-war. 

Some  words  are  the  same  in  both  numbers  ;  as,  sheep. 

Some  have  vowel  change ;  as,  goose,  geese;  mouse, 
mice. 

Those  ending  in  o  preceded  by  a  consonant  differ  in 
forming  their  plurals  ;  as,  hero-es,  portico-s,  etc. 


THE  USE  OF  CAPITALS 

Begin  with  a  capital  letter — 

The  first  word  of  every  sentence. 
The  first  word  of  every  line  of  poetry. 
The  first  word  of  every  direct  question. 
All  words  relating  to  the  Deity. 

All  proper  names,  and  adjectives  and  words  derived 
from  them. 

Names  of  things  personified. 

Titles  of  books,  chapters,  etc. 

Names  of  the  months  and  the  days  of  the  week. 

Titles  of  honor,  etc. 

The    pronoun  I    and    the   interjection  O  are   always 
capitals, 


EIGHTH  YEAR.  I9l 

PREFIXES  AND  SUFFIXES. 

PREFIX — A  syllable  placed  before  a  root — zmport. 

SUFFIX — A  syllable  placed  after  a  root— artzitf. 

The  following  is  a  list  of  prefixes  and  suffixes    fre- 
quently used  : 

PREFIXES  (Latin). 

A,  ab,  &bs,from  or  away.  ^4vert,  to  turn  away. 

Ad,  a,  ac,  af ,  ag,  al,  an,  ap,  ar,  as,  at,  to.     Ad- 
here,  to  stick  to. 

Con,  CO,  COg,  COl,  com,  cor,  with  or  together.     Con- 
voke,  to  call  together. 

De,  down  or  from.     Z^scend,  to  go  down. 

Dis,  asunder,  apart,  away,  not.  Zfeniss,  to  send  away. 

Ex,  e,  ec,  ef,  out.     .£!a:pelf  to  drive  out. 

In,  ig,  il,  im,  ir,  em,  en,  in,  on,  into,  not.     Import, 
to  carry  in.     /^human,  not  human. 

Ob,  O,  obs,  OC,  of,  Op,  OS,   in  the  way,  against,  out. 

e,  to  put  in  the  way. 

er,  pel,  pil,  pol,  pur,  through,     /Vennial,  lasting 
through  the  year. 

Pre,  before.    Predict,  to  foretell. 

Pro,  por,  pur,  pru,  for,  forth,  forward,  out.     Pro- 
mote,  to  move  forward. 

Re,  red,  back,  again,  anew,     ./fepel,  to  drive  back. 

Se,  aside,  apart.     &lect,  to  set  aside,  to  choose. 

Sub,  su,  sue,  suf,  sug,  sum,  sup,  sur,  sus,  under. 
,SW3scribe,  to  write  under. 

Trans,   tran,   tray,   tres,   over,    through,   beyond. 
Transport,  to  carry  over. 

Anglo-Saxon. 

A,  in,  on,  to,  at.     Aboard,  on  board. 
Be,  about,  over,  upon.     Zfedaub,  to  smear  over. 
En,  em,  in,  on,  into,  to  put  in,  into  or  on.     ZrVz^lose.  to 
close  in. 

Mis,  wrong,  erroneous.     Misfa,  to  fit  wrong. 

Un,  not,  the  reverse  of,  to  deprive  of.  C/»clean,  not  clean. 


192  COLUMBIA  GRADED  SPELLER. 

SUFFIXES  (Latin). 

Able,   ble,   ible,   may  be,  can  be,  fit  to  be,  worthy  of. 
Edible,  fit  to  eat. 

Al,  pertaining  to,  act    of.      Rura/,  pertaining  to  the 
country. 

Ant,  ent,  one  who,  being.     Applies/,  one  who  applies. 

Ar,  one  who,  pertaining  to,  like,  having.    Circular,  like 
a  circle. 

Ary,  one  who,  place  where,  pertaining  to.     Library, 
place  where  books  are  kept. 

Ate,  one  who,  having,  being,  to  make,  give,  put,  or  take. 
Liberate,  to  make  free. 

Er,  one  who,  thing  which.     Teacher,  one  who  teaches. 

Ery,  ry,  place  where,  practice  of,  state  or  quality  of 
being.  Bravery,  quality  of  being  brave. 

Fy,  to  make.     Recti^,  to  make  right. 

Ic,  ical,  like,  made  of,  pertaining  to.  Aquatzir,  per- 
taining to  the  water. 

Ice,  quality  of,  thing  that.     Justice,  thing  that  is  right. 

Ion,  act  of,  state  of  being,  that  which.  Motion,  act 
of  moving. 

1st,  one  who.     Dentw/,  one  who  pulls  teeth. 

Ity,  ety,  ty,  state  or  quality  of  being.  Brevz/jy,  quality 
of  being  brief. 

Ive,  one  who,  that  zvhich,  having  power.  Motive  that 
which  moves. 

Or,  one  who,  act  of, .  that  which  causes.  Actor,  one 
who  acts. 

QMS,  full  of,  consisting  of.       Populous,  full  of  people. 

Ure,  state  of  being,  act  of,  thing  that.  Fracture,  state 
of  being  broken. 

Y,  full  of,  consisting  of,  state  or  quality  of  being. 
Health^/,  state  of  being  in  good  health. 

For  a  comprehensive  study  of  prefixes  and  suf- 
fixes the  student  is  referred  to  any  good  treatise  on 
etymology. 


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